Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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was , it was so blas ted quiet in there that when
something did click or snap or that was not cyclic
in nature that you got used to it woke you up just
like that.
And as Gordo says , turning the pages
in a book, or he ' d reach over and pull something
off the Velcro, just a little food package and just
that little zip of the Velcro sounded like it was
magnified in ther e cause it was so blasted quiet
in the spacecraft .
He couldn ' t talk in the micro­
phone without me hearing it.
Cooper
I tri ed actually cupping my hands and talking into
my mike here so I could make as little n)ise as
possible.
Conrad
And I tried it too .
We would wake each )ther up.
So our recommendation - I 'm sure the spa~ecraft is
safe. You may want to look at something - I really
don ' t think you need this, but I think it should be
looked at fr om an engineering point of view - what
would - what are the catastrophic things that could
bother you i f you were both asleep that ·,,rould need
somewhat of a warning to wake you up and I reall y
don ' t think you need any myself.
Cooper
I don ' t either .
Conrad
But I think that the spacecr aft - and we felt that