The jammed hatch forced McDivitt to crank the gears - did they make it?
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ウィッシュリストに追加できませんでした。
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The jammed hatch forced McDivitt to crank the gears - did they make it?
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The jammed hatch forced McDivitt to crank the gears - did they make it?
In this episode, we follow James McDivitt and Ed White through Gemini IV’s tense hours: a failed rendezvous with a tumbling Titan stage, a risky EVA, and a jammed hatch that forces McDivitt to rely on practiced hand motions in bulky gloves. How did training, timing, and split-second decisions shape what happened next?
Person: James Alton McDivitt
Person: Edward H. White II
Event: Gemini IV EVA and hatch jam
Date: June 3-4, 1965
Location: 140-145 miles above the Pacific
- McDivitt and White flew a four-day mission that included a planned rendezvous with the tumbling Titan II upper stage.
- Repeated burns widened the gap; residual propellant pulses and orbital mechanics prevented a successful rendezvous.
- Engineers had documented a hatch-gear failure mode; McDivitt trained beforehand to force the gears by hand.
- While wearing pressurized gloves that reduced his grip, McDivitt manually operated the hatch so White could exit for the EVA.
- McDivitt photographed White during the spacewalk as White used a handheld maneuvering unit to drift away and return.
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