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Gemini 4 Flight Press Kit
Gemini 4 Flight Press Kit
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY PPI's
May 21, 1965
RELEASE NO: 65-158
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E CONTENTS
S .......................... 2
Possible Extravehicular Activity.......**...
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives........................ 6
Mission Description .........................
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Flight Data..................*......*~......12
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Flight Crew Activities
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Weather Requirements..... ...................12-14
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Immediate Preflight Crew Activities ......18-19
Flight Activities .......................
Post Flight Activities....
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Crew Safety ........................*........24
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During Launch............................24-2 7
Abort Procedures (Illustration) .........
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Inflight.................................28-2 9
Reentry, Landing, Recovery ...............
29-33
Parachute Landing Sequence (Illustration)31
Gemini Survival Package .....................
34-36
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In-Flight Phonocardiogram
Bond Demineralization
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Electrostatic Charge .....................
Proton-Electron Spectrometer
50-51
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Tri-Axis Flux-Gate Magnetometer
Two-Color Earth's Limb Photography
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Synoptic Terrain Photography
Synoptic Weather Photography
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Food for Gemini 4
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Gemini 4 Menu
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65-68
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Gemini Spacecraft
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Reentry Module
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Adapter Section .70-76
Liquid Rocket Systems (Illustration) .....
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Thrust Chamber Arran ement (Illustration)72
Maneuvering Control Illustration) .......
Response to Control Thrust (Illustration)74
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RCS Function (Illustration)
Gemini Launch Vehicie
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Gemini Space Suit
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Crew Biographies
81-82
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James A McDivitt ........................ 83
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Edward H White I1
Frank Borman
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James A Lovell, Jr ......................
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Project Officials
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Previous Gemini lights .....................
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Orbits-Revolutions
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south of t h e Equator.
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Retro adapter
At
Equipment adapter separation by
Orient separation at retro crew. Orient alJtIroxiniately
Orbit to retro fire (TR) minus 30 Retro t o reentry 1.O ft/sec beyiii
phase attitude seconds fire attitude re-eiitry control
Droyue chute deploy
a 50,000 ft
Second staye
s e p a r a t i o 5 g \B \ P i l o t chute
4. I dis-reef I
Secoiid staye
iy iii t ion Q 98800ft
3.
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F i r s t staye
cut-off and
1. Actuation of "D" handle between legs opens hatches
jettison
and fires catapults, thrusting seats clear of space-
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craft.
2. Rocket portion of rocket catapult iynites, providing
continued thrust and increased seat velocity.
3. Rocket burnout.
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Man seat separation.
5. Droyue motor fires, and chute is deployed.
6. Chute iiiflated. Backboard and egress k i t released.
7. Survival year stripped out on lanyard.
Lift-off
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T+4
seconds
A d e c i s i o n t o undertake t h e e x t r a v e h i c u l a r t e s t can
be made as l a t e as t h e day b e f o r e t h e launch.
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G E M I N I 4 PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
G E M I N I 4 SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
3. Conduct f u r t h e r e v a l u a t i o n of s p a c e c r a f t systems
as o u t l i n e d i n i n f l i g h t systems t e s t o b j e c t i v e s :
a. S t r u c t u r e and thermal p r o t e c t i o n system.
b. Environmental c o n t r o l system.
C. Crew station.
d. Guidance and c o n t r o l system.
e. O r b i t a l A t t i t u d e and Maneuver System
(oms).
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MISSION DESCRIPTION
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Twelve minutes b e f o r e R e t r o f i r e -- An O r b i t a l A t t i t u d e
and Maneuver System r e t r o g r a d e maneuver of about 110 f e e t
per second w i l l b e performed t o p r o v i d e a r e e n t r y t r a j e c t o r y
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FLIGHT DATA
f i r e separately.
WEATHER REQUIREMENTS
Recovery c a p a b i l i t y i s based p r i m a r i l y on r e p o r t s
from recovery f o r c e commanders t o t h e recovery task f o r c e
command a t Mission Control Center.
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Launch Area
S u r f a c e Winds -- 18 k n o t s w i t h g u s t s t o 25 k n o t s .
P l a n n e d L a n d i n g Areas
S u r f a c e Winds -- 30 k n o t s maximum
Contingency L a n d i n g Areas
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Pararescue
Visibility -- T a r g e t visible.
Waves -- Five f e e t maximum, s w e l l s 10 o r 11 f e e t
maximum.
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LAUNCH COUNTDOWN
T - 1 day P r e p a r a t i o n s for launch countdown'
T-270 minutes Awaken crcw .
T-240 minutes Begin countdown.
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The Gemini 4 flight crew was selected July 27, 1964. Con-
centrated mission training began in September. In addition
to the extensive general training received prior to flight
assignment--such as familiarization with high accelerations,
zero gravity, and various survival techniques--the following
preparations have or will be accomplished prior to launch:
a. Familiarization with launch, launch abort, and
reentry acceleration profiles of' the Gemini 4 mission using
the Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pa., centrifuge.
b. Egress and recovery activities using a spacecraft
boilerplate model and actual recovery equipment and personnel.
c. Celestial pattern recognition in the Moorehead
Planetarium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
d. Hatch-open and standup exercises at a simulated
l50,OOO ft. in the McDonnell Aircraft Corp. pressure chamber.
e. Parachute descent training over land and water using
a towed parachute technique.
f. Zero gravity evaluation of extra vehicular activities,
food and other on-board equipment.
g. Suit, seat, and harness fittings.
h. Launch abort simulations at Ling-Temco-Vought in a
configured simulator.
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I n f i n a l p r e p a r a t i o n f o r flight, t h e crew p a r t i c i p a n t s
i n network launch a b o r t s i m u l a t i o n s , j o i n t combined systems
mock s i m u l a t e d lm,~nck( and t h e
t e s t , rrJet f i n a l simulated f l i g h t
test. A t T-2 days, t h e major flight crew medical examinations
w i l l be a d m i n i s t e r e d t o determine r e a d i n e s s f o r flight and
o b t a i n data for comparison w i t h p o s t flight medical examination
results.
Immediate P r e f l i g h t Crew A c t i v i t i e s
crew.
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Flight kctivitles
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Events
1 Thruster and control mode check, communications
systems check, D-9 experiment (star to booster
sextant measurements).
2 Translation manuever and night Apollo yaw orientation
check.
4 Tracking tasks and synoptic weather photography.
5-6 Cormand p i l o t sleeps, MSC-2 experlment (proton electron
measurement), MSC-3 (magnetic field measurement),
l'4-3 (exercise) and MSC-10 (two-color Earth limb
photography).
8 Command pilot awakes, D-8 experiment (radiation'
measurements), pilot sleeps.
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33 Pilot awakes. I
34 M-3 (exercise).
35 Command pilot sleeps D-9 (star to horizon sextant
measurements), MSC-2 (proton and electron measurements),
MSC-3 (magnetic field measurements).
36 S-6 (synoptic weather photography).
37 S-6 (synoptic weather photography).
33 Command pilot awakes, pilot sleeps, D-9 (sextant
measurements).
40 Pilot awakes.
45 Power up and align platform.
46 Translation maneuver, M-3 (exercise).
47 Translation maneuvers, Apollo yaw orientation, pilot
sleeps.
49 Pilot awakes, M - 3 (exercise).
50 D-9 (sextant measurements), command pilot sleeps.
53 Command pilot awakes, pilot sleeps.
55 Pilot awakes.
57 M-3 (exercise).
60 M-3 (exercise), end of missions systems checkout,
52 Pre-retro checklist, TR-5-minute checklist, TR-1-
minute checklist, retrofire, retro jettison, post-
retro checklist.
P o s t Fll.ght A c t i v i t i e s
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CREW SAFETY
During Laurich
t h r u s t f o r both s t a g e s , s t e e r i n g r a t e s , p r o p e l l a n t t a n k pres-
sures, s t a g i n g , S t a g e I h y d r a u l i c p r e s s u r e , a s p a c e c r a f t
switchover command o r engine hardover.
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ABORT PROCEDURES
MODE I - EJECT AFTER SHUTDOWN
MODE-
20,700 FPS
VELOCITY
5 MlN. 10 SEC.
78,000 FT.
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(WAIT 5 A
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15,000 FT.
MODE
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Inflight
It i s a f u l l p r e s s u r e s u i t which works i n c o n j u n c t i o n
w i t h t h e ECS. Gaseous oxygen i s d i s t r i b u t e d through t h e s u i t
v e n t i l a t i o n system f i r c o o l i n g and r e s p i r a t i o n and p r o v i s i o n s
a l l o w the a s t r o n a u t t o t a k e i n d r i n k i n g water w h i l e i n a hard
s u i t (pressurized) condition.
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i s a v a i l a b l e from t a n k s i n t h e r e e n t r y module i n c a s e of
emergency and f o r u s e d u r i n g r e e n t r y .
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I n Gemini 4, s h o u l d t h e r e t r o r o c k e t s f a i l , r e e n t r y w i l l
occur n e a r Ascension I s l a n d i n t h e South A t l a n t i c .
Parachutes are u s e d f o r d e s c e n t f o l l o w i n g s p a c e c r a f t
reentry. The crew has a n e x c e l l e n t view of parachute de-
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- SEALCABIN WATER
CLOSED
s e r t i o n of t h e s p a c e c r a f t i n t o o r b i t , some of t h e s h i p s and
p l a n e s w i l l deploy t o secondary areas t o p r o v i d e s u p p o r t on a
l a t e r o r b i t , and t h e remainder w i l l r e t u r n t o home s t a t i o n s .
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A s p e c i a l i z e d r e c o v e r y f o r c e of l a n d v e h i c l e s , amphi-
b i o u s c r a f t , s h i p s and b o a t s , a i r p l a n e s and h e l i c o p t e r s w i l l
be s t a t i o n e d i n t h i s area from t h e time t h e a s t r o n a u t s e n t e r
t h e s p a c e c r a f t u n t i l l i f t - o f f p l u s f i v e minutes.
t i o n s a f t e r pickup.
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G E M I N I SURVIVAL PACKAGE
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I n h i s s u r v i v a l k i t , t h e a s t r o n a u t a l s o has a r a d i o
beacon, a combination s u r v i v a l l i g h t , s u n g l a s s e s , a medical
k i t , and a d e s a l t e r k i t assembly.
There a r e t h r e e c y l i n d r i c a l c a r t r i d g e s i n s i d e t h e
case. Two c o n t a i n b a t t e r i e s f o r t h e l i g h t s . The t h i r d
c o n t a i n s a sewing k i t , 14 f e e t of nylon l i n e , c o t t o n b a l l s
a n d a s t r i k e r f o r k i n d l i n g a f i r e , halazone t a b l e t s f o r
water p u r i f i c a t i o n a n d a w h i s t l e .
The d e s a l t e r k i t i n c l u d e s e i g h t d e s a l t e r b r i c k e t t e s ,
seawater.
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of s p a c e c r a f t t r a c k i n g and data a c q u i s i t i o n f a c i l i t l e s
throughout t h e world, a Mission C o n t r o l Center a t Cape Kennedy,
a r e a l - t i m e (no d e l a y ) computing and communications c e n t e r
a t t h e Goddard Space F l i g h t Center, G r e e n b e l t , Md., and a Mission
Control Center i n NASA's Manned S p a c e c r a f t Center, Houston.
Primary S t a t i o n s
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Add t i o n a l Stat -
.ons
Cape Kennedy, F l a . , and down- Kano, N i g e r i a
range A i r Force Eastern T e s t Madagascar (Tananarive)
Range sites
Bermuda Canton I s l a n d
Grand Canary I s l a n d Po3.nt Arguello, C a l i f .
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Hawaii E g l i r i AFB, F l a .
Guaymas , Mexico
Corpus C h r i s t i , Tex.
Two Ships: The Rose Knot
and C o a s t a l S e n t r y
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phase--The
.- Goddard Realtime Computing Center
w i l l provide back-up computing s u p p o r t to t h e Manned S p a c e c r a f t
Center Realtime Computing Complex throughout t h e mission.
During t h e pre-launch countdown Goddard w i l l be r e s p o n s i b l e for
checking t h e Manned Space F l i g h t Network's r e a d i n e s s to s u p p o r t
Gemini 4 through its CADFISS (Computer and Data Flow I n t e g r a t e d
Subsystems) T e s t s .
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Launch Phase--During powered f l i - g h t , Goddard's r ealtime
computers w i l l r e c e i v e launch t r a j e c t o r y d a t a from JASA s Bermuc .a
t r a c k i n g s t a t i o n , compute t h e t r a j e c t o r y and d i s p l a y t h e
data on p l o t b o a r d s and consoles a t Mission C o n t r o l Center,
Cape Kennedy.
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This D i v i s i o n , a Goddard r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , w i l l e s t a b l i s h
and o p e r a t e t h e w o r l d - w i d e ground communications network
t h a t provj-des t e l e t y p e , voice, and d a t a l i n k s between t h e
It l i n k s 39 s t a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g 3C o v e r s e a s p o i n t s , with
message, voice and d a t a communications. Its c i r c u i t s and
terminals span 100,000 r o u t e m i l e s and 500,000 c l r c u i t m i l e s .
A switchboard system, w i t h m u l t i p l e d u a l - o p e r a t i n g c o n s o l e s ,
e n a b l e s one o p e r a t o r t o c o n c e n t r a t e on s p e c i a l mission c o n f e r e n c e s .
T h i s system i s c a l l e d SCAMA I1 ( S t a t i - o n Conferencing and
u s e d for Mercury.
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S p a c e c r a f t Communications
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Network Responsibility
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F1 i g h t C o n t r o l l e r
X X X
Manned
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X
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Telemetry Communica-
x x xx x x X
tions
I 1 I
RF Command X x xx X X x
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Digital Command
System l x I X
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Gemini Launch
Vehicle Command
X
On Site Data
X X X X X
Processor (1218)
& Recorder X X xx xx xx
Acquisition Aid X
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C-Band Radar x x X X xx x x
IS -Band Radar
I r x xx
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MEDICAL CHECKS
T h i s i s a c o n t i n u a t i o n of experiments d u r i n g P r o j e c t
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t h e s h i p ' s medical f a c i l i t y f o r t h e t i l t - t a b l e t e s t s .
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G E M I N I 4 EXPERIMENTS
Medical Experiments
g e n e r a l c o n d i t i o n of t h e a s t r o n a u t .
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I n - F l i g h t Phonocardiogram
be compared w i t h t h e e l e c t r o c a r d i o g r a m to determine t h e t i m e
i n t e r v a l between h e a r t c o n t r a c t i o n s .
Bone Demineralization
ENGINE;EXING EXPERUVIENTS
E l e c t r o s t a t i c Charge
aboard t h e s p a c e c r a f t . If t h e s p a c e c r a f t p o t e n t i a l and
c a p a c i t a n c e i s known, i t w i l l be p o s s i b l e to c a l c u l a t e t h e
n e t charge on t h e s p a c e c r a f t and t h e energy a v a i l a b l e f o r
an e l e c t r i c a l d i s c h a r g e between t h e s p a c e c r a f t and a n o t h e r
space v e h i c l e of known p o t e n t i a l .
o b t a i n e d w i l l be t e l e m e t e r e d to ground s t a t i o n s .
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The e l e c t r o s t a t i c p o t e n t i a l meter c o n s i s t s of a s e n s o r
b
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be measured by a p r o t o n - e l e c t r o n spectrometer l o c a t e d i n t h e
equipment a d a p t e r sectli.on. The s e n s o r f a c e w i l l l o o k to t h e
r e a r of t h e s p a c e c r a f t .
d i p s c l o s e to t h e E a r t h ' s s u r f a c e because o f t h e i r r e g u l a r
s t r e n g t h of t h e E a r t h ' s magnetic f i e l d . Data obtained w i l l
be telemetered to t h e ground.
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p o r t i o n of t h e o r b i t i n which t h e s u n l i t l i m b i s v i s i b l e .
pourid,
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SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS
S y n o p t i c T e r r a i n Photography Experiment
Primary o b j e c t i v e i s t o g e t h i g h - q u a l i t y p i c t u r e s of
l a r g e land areas t h a t have been p r e v i o u s l y well-mapped by
a e r i a l photography. Such photographs can s e r v e as a s t a n d a r d
f o r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of p i c t u r e s of unknown a r e a s on E a r t h , t h e
Moon, and o t h e r p l a n e t s .
A secondary o b j e c t i v e i s t o o b t a i n h i g h - q u a l i t y p i c t u r e s
of r e l a t i v e l y poorly-mapped a r e a s of t h e E a r t h f o r s p e c i f i c
s c i e n t i f i c purposes. F o r example, g e o l o g i s t s hope t h a t such
photographs can h e l p to answer q u e s t i o n s of c o n t i n e n t a l d r i f t ,
s t r u c t u r e of t h e E a r t h ' s mantle, and o v e r a l l s t r u c t u r e of t h e
continents.
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of t h e c r u s t and u p p e r mantle of t h e E a r t h as w e l l as the r i l l s
on t h e Moon.
A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h i s area p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e Sahara d e s e r t ,
has many wind-blown sand dunes, c a l l e d seif dunes, which are
s e v e r a l hundred f e e t high and extend many hundreds of miles i n
length, There has been some s c i e n t i f i c s p e c u l a t i o n t h a t t h e
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Another o b j e c t i v e i s to g e t p i c t u r e s of a v a r i e t y of storm
systems, such a s weather f r o n t s , s q u a l l l i n e s , o r t r o p i c a l d i s -
t u r b a n c e s , s o t h a t t h e i r s t r u c t u r e can be b e t t e r understood.
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g e t t i n g o u t o f o r d e r when f l o a t i n g i n s i d e t h e compartment.
remaining food.
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GEMINI 4 MENU
F i r s t Day
Mc Div it t White
Calories Calories
MEAL A
91 T i T ? I i I S t a r Cereal 91
& Egg B i t e s 283 Bacon & Egg B i t e s 283
Bread Cubes 165 Toasted Bread Cubes 165
( R ) Orange J u i c e (R) Orange J u i c e 83
022
148
105
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B
B
R
Toast
F r u i t c a k e (Date)
Tea ( R ) Tea
78
202
220 220
238 237
78 78
86 86
( R ) Orange J u i c e -
83 -83
705 704
mAL D
r u i t Jc. 83 Jc. 83
184 184
156 156
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296 296
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719
Total Calories 2611 Total Calories 2610
Food O n l y Weight 549.8 g m Food Only Weight 550.8 gm
( R ) R e c o n s t i t u t e d w i t h water 1 ounce ( a v o i r d u p o i s ) e q u a l s
28.3 grams
( B ) B i t e size, no water added 1 gram e q u a l s .035 ounce
NOTE: The same menu w l l l be used by t h e back-up crew, i f necessary.
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Second Day
IvIcDivitt White
Calories Calories
B Apricot Cereal B a r s 154 Apricot Cerea.1 Bars 154
ii
R Ham & Applesauce 127 Ham & Applesauce 127
B Cinnamon Toast 75 Toast . 76
R Cocoa 186 186
m m
Beef B i t e s 161 Beef B i t e s 167
P o t a t o Salad 145 P o t a t o Salad 145
Fruitcake (Pineapple) 211 Fruitcake (Pineapple)211
Orange J u i c e 83 Orange J u i c e 83
606 Em
Banana Pudding 141 Banana Pudding 141
Chicken Salad 237 Chicken Salad 237
68 68
202 202
m 648
P o t a t o Soup 222 202
Chicken & Gravy 91 Chicken & Gravy 91
78 78
296 296
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719 719
Total Calories 2516 Total Calories 2516
Food Only Weight 521.8 gm Food Only Weight 521.8 gm
( R ) R e c o n s t i t u t e d w i t h water
( B ) B i t e s i z e , no water added
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T h i r d Day
McDivitt Whit e
Calories Calories
Sugar F r o s t e d F l a k e s 139 Sugar F r o s t e d F l a k e s 139
Bacon Squares( D b l . Serv)203 Sausage P a t t i e s 202
Cinnamon Toast 76 Cinnamon Toast 78
Orange-Grapefruit Jc. 83 Orange-Grapefruit J c . 83
501 502
116 116
74 74
Toasted Bread Cubes 165 Toasted Bread Cubes 165
Pineapple Cubes Pineapple Cubes
( R ) R e c o n s t i t u t e d w i t h water
F o u r t h Day
McDivitt White
Calories
Orange J u i c e Orange J u i c e
Beef Sandwiches 20 2 Beef Sandwiches 202
543 m
85
113 Spaghetti & Meat Sauce
7%
28 1 Apri cot Cubes 281
(R) Tea (R) Tea 32
5% 737
Total Calories 2520 T o t a l Calories 2501
Food Only Weight 542.5 rn Food Only Weight 532.5 gm
GEMINI SPACECRAFT
Reentry
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recovery s e c t i o n i s t h e forward (small)
p o r t i o n of t h e s p a c e c r a f t . Housed i n t h i s s e c t i o n are the
drogue, p i l o t and main p a r a c h u t e s and t h e rendezvous radar.
However, t h e rendezvous radar w i l l n o t be c a r r i e d on Gemini 4.
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The c a b i n s e c t i o n i s l o c a t e d between t h e r e e n t r y
c o n t r o l s e c t i o n and t h e a d a p t e r s e c t i o n . It houses t h e crew
seated side-by-side, e l e c t r i c a l and l i f e s u p p o r t equipment and
e x p e r i m e n t a l devj-ces. Above each s e a t i s a h a t c h opening f o r
Adapter S e c t i o n
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The ret=rade s e c t i o n c o n t a i n s r e t r o g r a d e r o c k e t s and
p a r t of t h e r a d i a t o r f o r t h e c o o l i n g system,
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LIQUID ROCKET SYSTEMS
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
25 LB ATTITUDE THRUST CHAMBER
(TYPICAL 8 PLACES)
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85 LB DECELERATE
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(TYPICAL 2 PLACES)
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ORBIT ATTITUDE
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REENTRY
25 LB THRUST CHAMBER CONTROL
(TYPICAL 16 PLACES) SYSTEM
THRUST CHAMBER ARRANGEMENT
ATTITUDE CONTROL MANEUVER CONTROL
25 LBS. THRUST PER UNIT 100 LBS. THRUST PER UNIT
* 85 LBS. THRUST PER UNIT AFT
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SPACECRAFT RESPONSES TO ORBIT ATTITUDE
CONTROL THRUST
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The equipment s e c t i o n holds b a t t e r l e s for e l e c t r i c a l
1
s e c t i o n i s j e t t i s o n e d immediately b e f o r e the r e t r o r o c k e t s
a r e f'lred f o r r e e n t r y and t h e r e t r o g r a d e section i s j e t t i s o n e d
a f t e r t h e r e t r o r o c k e t s are f i r e d .
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I-LAUNCH VXHICL!.<
a s f u e l w i t h n i t r o g e n t e x t r o x i d e as o x i d i z e r . The f u e l i s
h y p e r g o l i c , t h a t i s it i g n i t e s spon"dneous1y when i t comes
i n c o n t a c t w i t h the o x i d i z e r , and i s sgorable.
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2. M o d i f i c a t i o n o f t h e f l i g h t c o n t r o l system t o provide
a back-up system shou1.d t h e primary system fail i n f l i g h t .
3. M o d i f i c a t i o n o f t h e e l e c t r i c a l system.
5. D e l e t i o n o f r e t r o r o c k e t s and v e r n i e r r o c k e t s .
8. S i m p l i f i c a t i o n of t r a j e c t o r y t r a c k i n g requirements I
9. M o d i f i c a t i o n o f h y d r a u l i c system.
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D i v i s i o n s , Baltimore.
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G E M I N I SPACE S U I T
The e x t r a v e h i c u l a r s u i t d i f f e r s from t h e r e g u l a r G e m i n i
space s u i t i n t h r e e ways:
1. An e x t r a l a y e r f o r thermal a n d micrometeroid
p r o t e c t i o n has been added t o t h e b a s i c s u i t . It i s a n
i n t e g r a l part of t h e s u i t . T h e e x t r a l a y e r weighs about
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A small b a t t e r y pack a n d i n d i v i d u a l f i n g e r t i p l i g h t s
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CREW BIOGRAPHIES
James A . ( f o r A l t o n ) McDivitt, Gemini 4 command
pilot
Born: Chicago, June 10, 1929
HEIGHT: ?ft, 11 i n . , WEIGHT: 155 l b s ; Brown h a i r ,
blue eyes.
EDUCATION: Bachelor o f Science degree i n a e r o n a u t i c a l
e n g i n e e r i n g from t h e U n i v e r s i t of' Michigan
1959 ( g r a d u a t e d f i r s t i n c l a s s y . Attended
Jackson J u n i o r College, 1948-1950.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to t h e former P a t r i c i a Ann Haas o f
Cleveland, Ohio
CHILDREN: Michael A . , Apr. 16, 195'7; Ann Lynn, J u l y 21, 19%;
Patri-c W . , Aug. 3 0 , 1960
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Member, S o c i e t y of Experimental
T e s t P i l o t s and American I n s t i t c h ?
o f Aeronautics and A s t r o n a u t i c s
EXPERIENCE: McDivitt, a n Air Force M a j o r , j o i n e d the A i r
Force i n 1951. He flew 145 combat missions
durring t h e Korean a c t i o n i n F - 8 0 ' ~ and F-861s.
H e was awarded t h r e e D i s t i n g u i s h e d F l y i n g Crosses,
f i v e Air Medals, and t h e Choo Moo Medal from
South Korea.
He is a g r a d u a t e of t h e USAE Experimental Test
Pilot School and t h e USAF Aerospace Research
Pilot c o u r s e . H e served a t Edwards A i r Force
Base, C a l i f . , as an experimental t e s t p i l o t .
CHILDREN: Edward, May 15, 1953; Bonnie Lynn, Sept. 15, 1956
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: A s s o c i a t e member of I n s t i t u t e of
Aero-space Sciences; Member o f
Sigma Delta P s i , a t h l e t i c honorary;
and Member o f Tau Beta P i , e n g i n e e r -
i n g honorary
EXPERIENCE: White, an A i r Force Major, r e c e i v e d f l i g h t
t r a i n i n g i n F l o r i d a and Texas, following h i s
g r a d u a t i o n from West Point. He s p e n t 37 y e a r s i n
Germayy w i t h a f i g h t e r squadron, f l y i n g F - 8 5 ' s and
F-100 S.
He a t t e n d e d t h e A i r Force T e s t P i l o t School a t
Edwards A i r Force Base, C a l i f . , i n 1959.
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He served a s f l i g h t i n s t r u c t o r and s a f e t y o f f i c e r
w i t h F i g h t e r Squadron 101 a t t h e Naval A i r S t a t i o n
a t Oceana, V a .
L o v e l l has logged 3,000 hours f l y i n g t i m e , including
more than 2,000 hours i n jet a i r c r a f t .
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: L o v e l l was s e l e c t e d as a n a s t r o n a u t by
NASA i n September 1962. I n a d d i t i o n to
p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n the overall astronaut
t r a i n i n g program, he has been a s s i g n e d
s p e c i a l d u t i e s monitoring desj-gn and
development o f recovery and i n c l u d i n g
crew l i f e support systems and developing
techniques for l u n a r and e a r t h l a n d i n g s
and r e c o v e r y .
ove 1 i th son of M r . & Mrs. James A. L o v e l l , Sr.,
mgewajer $ea&, FTa.
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PROJECT OFFICIALS
Gemini 1, A p r i l 8, 1964
T h i s w a s a n unmanned o r b i t a l f l i g h t t o t e s t t h e Gemini
P r i m a r y o b j e c t i v e s of Gemini 1, a l l s u c c e s s f u l l y accom-
plished:
2. Determine e x i t h e a t i n g c o n d i t i o n s on t h e s p a c e c r a f t
and launch v e h i c l e .
3. Demonstrate c o m p a t i b i l i t y of t h e launch v e h i c l e and
s p a c e c r a f t through o r b i t a l i n s e r t i o n .
4. Demonstrate o r b i t a l i n s e r t i o n .
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P r i m a r y o b j e c t i v e s o f Gemini 2, a l l s u c c e s s f u l l y accom-
plished :
1, Demonstrate t h e adequacy of t h e s p a c e c r a f t a f t e r b o d y
h e a t p r o t e c t i o n d u r i n g a maximum h e a t i n g r a t e r e e n t r y .
2. Demonstrate s p a c e c r a f t s e p a r a t i o n from t h e launch ve-
h i c l e and s e p a r a t i o n of t h e equipment and r e t r o g r a d e s e c t i o n s .
3. Q u a l i f y a l l s p a c e c r a f t and launch v e h i c l e systems
as r e q u i r e d f o r manned o r b i t a l f l i g h t s .
4. Demonstrate combined s p a c e c r a f t and launch v e h i c l e
checkout and launch procedures .
5. Demonstrate s p a c e c r a f t r e c o v e r y systems and r e c o v e r
the spacecraft.
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O b j e c t i v e s of t h e Gemini 3 mission:
1. Demonstrate manned o r b i t a l f l i g h t i n t h e Gemini space-
c r a f t and q u a l i f y i t f o r long-duration missions.
2. Evaluate t h e Gemini d e s i g n and i t s e f f e c t s on crew
performance c a p a b i l i t i e s f o r t h e mission p e r i o d .
3. Exercise t h e o r b i t a l o r i e n t a t i o n and maneuvering s y s -
tem.
4. Evaluate c o n t r o l l e d f l i g h t p a t h r e e n t r y by c m t r o l l i n g
t h e s p a c e c r a f t r o l l and u t i l i z i n g t h e f o r c e r e s u l t i n g from a n
o f f s e t i n t h e s p a c e c r a f t c e n t e r of g r a v i t y .
5. Conduct experiments.
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ORBITS - REVOLUTIONS
rotation.
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