Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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drogue just as the barostat came on. It came on
right at 10.6, right on the money.
I punched the
main, deployed the main just as the barostat came
on.
As we have already said, the main deployed.....
Conrad
There seemed like an awful long time to me though
from the time you punched the main for it to go
through the sequence. It seemed like an eternity
for the Rand R can to blow.
Cooper
Well , you could see the sequence going on out there,
all this thing trundling out and all the long lines
going out, and all the sequence happening, and then
the main coming out .
Conrad
It was really pretty though.
Cooper
Well, I guess I was anticipating.
Conrad
It was just like in that picture.
Cooper
You see all this stuff coming out, you know, that
drawing where it shows all the cy~les of the stuff
coming out. Just like advertised.
6.9 Main Chute Deployment
Cooper
We reported when we had a drogue, when we had a good
main. The main came out nominally.
De- reefed ex­
actly on time .... .
Conrad
Beautiful thing.
No gores out, no nothing, rips or
anything, nothing. It was just nominal all the way.
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