Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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Cooper
It was a real pretty main, and we wer,~ very stable
on the main.
We weren't oscillating a.t all , I mean
obviously. It looked like we were ju:3t coming
straight down.
Conrad
Yes, the whole thing damped out.
That is another
reason the water landing was so smooth.
Cooper
And when we touched in the water, as :: said, we
went to the 2000, we went to -­
6.10 Single Point Release
FCSD Rep
Okay, single point release.
How about that?
Cooper
Single point release. It ' s there .
I mean it's
really a jolt when you go to single point release,
but being aware of it we were both brc,ced like this
when I hit it, it oscillated us a couple of t imes
and then that is all there is to it .
Conrad
You hit the end of the strap and then you see-saw
a couple of oscillations .
That 's exactly what it
felt like.... .
Cooper
As long as you lmow what to expect there is no prob­
lem.
I can see why Gus and John woul d lmock the
heck out of themselves .
Conrad
Not expecting it.
6.11 Blood Pressure Measurements
Cooper
Okay, we gave a blood pressure at Guaymas after
r etrofire and I told them I wouldn' t put the programer
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