Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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to have a good feel for whether he has two aft
f i re thrusters or one because boy, with those
aft f i r i ng thruster are firing you're just like
you're flying an airplane and you put the throttle
to it. You really feel i t.
You really feel it.
Yes , it's really got
acceleration.
And you can hear i t --it was that high speed water
jet type sound , it wasn' t an explosive sound or
a r oar or anything like that.
I t was more of a
:i swishing sound.
More like a big hose.
Like a couple of big hoses firing back there .
Okay, you say you did fire the forward firing-­
you checked out the forward firing?
Just a bleep .
Right.
What did you see here?
Oh, man.
You really see t he flames off that.
. Yes, well, you don ' t , I don't really think you really
see the flames , but it throws a great deal more light .
It's a l i ght rather than flames--alight more than
flames .
Could you see a distinct plume?