Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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Conrad
One day we went past El Paso and the lighting con­
ditions were just right. You really coul d see the
individual streets in El Paso .
You could distinguish
the streets but this wasn't always true.
The l ight­
ing conditions had to be right.
One day we made a
pass over the United States and I could 3ee the
str eets, the airports, the lakes and eve:ry princi­
ple town across the United States all on one orbit .
We started at Los Angel es, went to Phoenix to Tucson,
Abilene, White Sands, El Paso-­
Cooper
You coul d see the details down there in Jlear Lake -
Taylor Lake area--like you were flying over coming
in to land.
Conrad
Dallas, Nashville, Memphis-­
Cooper
It was clear as a bell ,
Conrad
And when we went right out at Savannah and we were ·
looking right down the pipe at Jacksonville, Florida.
You coul d see the bridges and the St. Johns R~ver
and everything.
Cooper
When we came o~er. t~e Ca~e here you could see every
one of the launch pads.
Conrad
I should have two 70-mm photographs. I guarantee
you that I got a 70-mm photograph of the Cape one
day l ike nobody ever took before. If i t came out,
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