Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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Cooper
We were using it for Attitude Hold and for getting
pictures and to get through the day side.
Conrad
Oh Yes.
We never used Rate Command except for the
maneuver burns.
Cooper
We were tracking the missile using Diredt.
get on it in a rush so I went to Direct.
Had to
Conrad
Cooper
I questioned propellant quantity prior to lift­ off.
It was 87 percent at lift­ off, I thought we were
supposed to be 100 percent on the gage at lift­ off.
I thought we had propellant quantity loaded to the
maximum?
Well, they said we were about 50 pounds under.
Conrad
Yes, they said we had about 50 pounds less fuel
than we were supposed to have.
Cooper
We asked them about this before we l ifted off,
Cooper
At about 4 or 5 minutes before lift­ off,
them about this.
we asked
Conrad
We got a "We ' re checking" and that's the last we
heard from it. And off we went .