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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I know they once sent an astronaut back early because he'd added height quickly, suggesting his spine was separating in microgravity.[/b]

During Apollo 8 the astronauts actually lied about how sick Frank Borman was (stomach bug) because they didn't want the moon orbit scrapped.[/quote]
Please cite this. I have an interest in this area and don’t believe this has ever been the case, but correct me if I’m wrong. [/quote]

I don't have the citation handy but it did happen. The Apollo spacecraft was more "roomy" (relatively) than the Mercury & Gemini capsules, and Bormann got sick as he was able to float around--not possible in earlier missions. It turns out that this is not uncommon, and usually the astronauts are fine after an initial vomiting. What made this a scandal (to me), is that on the next mission, Apollo 9, Rusty Schweikart had the same issue, and NASA, not knowing the Bormann situation, was ready to scrub the mission and with it the deadline for the Lunar landing, as Schweikart was piloting the Lunar Module for the first time. Fortunately, he recovered quickly and the mission was a total success. The Apollo 8 crew was never reprimanded for its actions, as Apollo 8 was such a success that no one wanted to say anything bad about it.[/quote]

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