Gemini 9 Debriefing, 1966

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Ciernan: Couldn't see out my window obliquely..

Stafford: Window covers did help some (protected onlaunch and jettisoned in flight did help cleanliness of windows).

Roach: You did see the zodiacal light several times? How close to the Sun?

Ciernan: No chance to look for these phenomena as such because we had to sleep or look for ATDA.

Underwood

Color PICTURES: Some good limb shots.. (MIDDLE PICTURES)

Dubin: Moon?

Ney: Could you occult the moon behind the ATDA?

Roach: Could wash out stars with the moon..

Underwood: ATDA and moon in some pictures..

Ciernan: I had a plan to observe a number of things, but when the time came (during EVA) I was so fogged up that I couldn't proceed ( with the plan.)

Roach: It is important to find out whether the problem is with stuff"in space" or whether it is on the window..

Stafford: It't my impression that it's something outside..

Ney: Was sun ever occulted by the ATDA?

Stafford: WE didn't stay with it too long..

Ciernan: WE closed hatch while outside (during EVA).

Ney: Did you see stars as well then (Sun visible to Ciernan) as at night?

Stafford: As black then as ..

Ney: Earthlight might cause the problem..

We are trying to distinguish between

1. Daytime with earthlight

2. Daytime without earthlight

3. Nighttime

Dunkelman: We need to understand each other and for others to understand what we mean. We need to clarify what is meant by "local daytime." (question often of semantics..)

Roach: Will you see stars on the moon trip?

Stafford: (When) black I saw 5th or 6th magnitude stars Sun was 2 or 3 degrees above the horizon.

Roach: Open the hatch and look out (so get rid of window problem).

Stafford: I could not see through Gene's hatch ( when he emerged for EVA) END of this section/ Lunch.