Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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2.16 RGS Initiate
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starts burning.
And then they coming c.own fairly
rapidly at first, I mean you get a very definite
motion on them right at first there and. they kind of settled
out. Engine 2 ignition we've already covered.
RGS initiate right on the money.
I was going to mention that we had l of t ed and
that we were expected to pitch down a.nd we did when
it picked up RGS.
It smoothed in very smooth, and the fading was
just right.
The IGS needle really deflected and I ~as , you know,
I don't think it pitched, it didn't peg- out , but it
did make a large dip and then when the booster
came down just pitched down very smoottly down to
about 75 or 80 degrees, I guess it pitched down
almost 10 degrees.
What rate did it pitch over?
Very slow, but steady, at just
It took about 20 seconds I guess to fade it in there.
The needle came in and made a big deflection and
right after that the booster started pitching and
the needle started back and boy the needl e was
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