Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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hear over the net . . .the reentry sims are more im­
portant...because it~s a more coordinated effort
between you and the ground, and I'm convinced that
for any rendezvous situations that some net sims
have to be--be run...
14.16 Zero "G" Flights
Cooper
Yes , well , okay, zero g flights, ...I 'm not real ly
sure just what value you get out of zero g f l ights.
Conrad
Wel l , I l earned one thing, it was the only oppor­
tunity that I had before the flight to get--even
though it was a bunny suit at the time, a pressure
suit up there in zero g and get some idea-- opening
and cl osing it which we did many times in the flight
and so forth ...And I think we both learned a little
something there.
I would say now I've done zero g
in the airplanes and I ' ve done it in the spacecraft~
and if I f l y again I certainly don't need to go
back and do any zero g work again.
Cooper
I really-­
Conrad
As far as Gemini is concerned.
Cooper
I reall y didn't-­
FCSD Rep
Conrad
Oh, Oh, well that ' s a different story, yes .
Wel l,
we did do EVA's ...but if I was going to do something
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