Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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than the 4-C suit, but mobility in the Gemini cockpit with
the 5-C suit still restricts the person such that it de­
grades his performance for long duration missions. It is
still quite inunobile in the 5-C suit. We still have a lot
of trouble with it. The suits checked out all right prior
to the flight.
We did not do any integrity checks with the
light weight suits during the flight.
The
air flow
through the suit was adequate where the flow got to the
body.
However, there were many pockets where the &ir became
stagna.nt, especially in the crotch area.. It would heat up
in local areas of the body and would not provide adequate
cooling. Humidity goes right a.long with temperature.
The
areas where the air flow did not go across the body, was
very humid.
We also noticed that it gave you sort of a wet
clammy feeling when the cool air went in there. It gave you
sort of a. cold, clammy feeling where the flow went th.rough.
Places where the air did not res.ch were hot and clammy.
:Sorman
Also, the humidity in the ca.bin was very, very low when we
were in the suits. The ca.bin was dry and hot. Very, very
poor.
Lovell
The humidity dew point was between 52 and 58 most of the
time.
We have some accurate figures on that.
I don't recall
any instance of even seeing the CO2 gauge move other than