Gemini 4 Press Kit - heroicrelics Mirror

- 35 -In his survival kit, the astronaut also has a radiobeacon, a combination survival light, sunglasses, a medicalkit, and a desalter kit assembly.The combination survival light is a new developmentfor the Gemini kit, combining many individual items whichwere carried in the Mercury kit. About the size of a paperbacknovel, it contains a strobe light for signaling atnight, a flashlight, and a signal mirror bu2lt in on theend of the case.It also contains a small compass.There are three cylindrical cartridges inside thecase. Two contain batteries for the lights. The thirdcontains a sewing kit, 14 feet of nylon line, cotton ballsand a striker for kindling a fire, halazone tablets forwater purification and a whistle.The desalter kit includes eight desalter brickettes,and a processing bag,Each brickette can desalt one pint ofseawater.- more -