Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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CONF:10ENT-IA
Cooper
We separated as smooth as silk just r i ,5ht straight
.;;
ahead
Conrad
Well, we counted down and Gordo said h? was
ready and I SEP spacecraft and he thru3ted and I
went back to RATE COMMAND for them and we came
straight off.
I didn't even feel it .
The first
t hing we felt was thrust .
Cooper
And rolled upright and went to 000 00 -15 which
happened to be right on the horizon.
As it
t urned out that 15 figure was good. It read out
the IVI•s .
FCSD REP
That's, you know on 4 . . . they thought they came
off the booster.
Conrad
Yes, that's why I mentioned that because
Cooper
That's what we were looking for, too,
3.2 SEGO Plus 20 Seconds
Cooper
We've already mentioned the IVI displays .
Space­
craft separation occurred very smoothly. Thrusting
was smooth, nothing wrong at all .
Attitude rates
were good.
Conrad
Yes, I don't understand this!
I don't understand
this guy saying that they can't hear them or they
can ' t sense them.
Boy, I was easily aware . . . .