Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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Conrad
Twice.
The big problem was having you unhitch the
straps on my suit.
Cooper
That' s right.
With the cables to go over the harness.
Conrad
The harness--the easiest thing was getting in the legs .
That was no problem at all.
Cooper
Yeah.
Conrad
Where I needed help was getting over my shoulder and
getting the straps on the suit hitched back up again,
which is a two man operation.
Cooper
Well, my point is that for normal wearing around the
pad area or wearing around when your suited and every­
thing, you' d be much more comfortable if you could have
those straps loose where they' re not gouging you in
the legs,
Conrad
Yes, well-- Oh, I agree.
Cooper
Or where you had adjustments on them . ...
Conrad
. .. adjustments see-­
Cooper
Okay, well .
Conrad
Where you coul d make the legstraps loose but you' d
never disconnect them so you don' t have free floating
straps around t here. It was no big problem ....
Cooper
My suggestion would be to have them exactly like you
did in a parachute harness .
You have the leg adjust­