Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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8. 2 OAMS
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Platform controls were very straight fc,rward.
I
thought they all functioned as expected.
The Platform took the full 25 minutes to go through
the fast heat, and the first time on it was really
cold and took another 3 minutes worth before start
of the Cage Cycle.
After that, it seemed to stick
right around 25 minutes to get the platform up and
on the line and start into Cage.
Right now, I've got extreme confidence in that
Platform.
I really think it does well.
'.Ihe platform did an outstanding job during the
entire flight.
I t sure did.
We fired the OAMS on the pad and it was mushy.
You
couldn't hear them fire just gas mainly,
About
the third round of firings however, you could really
feel them fire off, they were all good.
During flight the OAMS started out very good and in
about the third day began to degrade.
~:he f i fth day