Anonymous wrote:That wasn't me. I never heard about the adding height issue, if it ever occurred.

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Anonymous wrote:I know they once sent an astronaut back early because he'd added height quickly, suggesting his spine was separating in microgravity.

During Apollo 8 the astronauts actually lied about how sick Frank Borman was (stomach bug) because they didn't want the moon orbit scrapped.

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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been disturbing how the news channels have been trying to guess the medical issue.

As if they don't have other issues to cover. Astronauts undergo intensive screening prior to mission. Did they miss something during testing? Was it a lack of experienced astronauts so they overlooked this astronauts medical problem if it was flagged during screening? Curious to know if so or it was something that "developed" while on the mission.

Its frankly none of your business. Do you report out to your company (and the world) your medical details?

It's every tax payer's business. Astronauts know that. So f off.

By this logic, I am entitled to the health information for every government employee.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been disturbing how the news channels have been trying to guess the medical issue.

As if they don't have other issues to cover. Astronauts undergo intensive screening prior to mission. Did they miss something during testing? Was it a lack of experienced astronauts so they overlooked this astronauts medical problem if it was flagged during screening? Curious to know if so or it was something that "developed" while on the mission.

Its frankly none of your business. Do you report out to your company (and the world) your medical details?

It's every tax payer's business. Astronauts know that. So f off.

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Anonymous wrote:I know they once sent an astronaut back early because he'd added height quickly, suggesting his spine was separating in microgravity.

During Apollo 8 the astronauts actually lied about how sick Frank Borman was (stomach bug) because they didn't want the moon orbit scrapped.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:I know they once sent an astronaut back early because he'd added height quickly, suggesting his spine was separating in microgravity.

During Apollo 8 the astronauts actually lied about how sick Frank Borman was (stomach bug) because they didn't want the moon orbit scrapped.

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.

Apparently, it was a measurement mistake and whole they initially panicked he was only on a short trip anyway. Some people don't tolerate microgravity well and can't stop throwing up.

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Anonymous wrote:All that money could be much better spent down here on earth, meeting real people’s needs!

Let’s start with fair taxation and corporate tax breaks, realigned defense budgeting, and caps on campaign spending (talk about money that could be better spent!).

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been disturbing how the news channels have been trying to guess the medical issue.

As if they don't have other issues to cover. Astronauts undergo intensive screening prior to mission. Did they miss something during testing? Was it a lack of experienced astronauts so they overlooked this astronauts medical problem if it was flagged during screening? Curious to know if so or it was something that "developed" while on the mission.

Its frankly none of your business. Do you report out to your company (and the world) your medical details?

It's every tax payer's business. Astronauts know that. So f off.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s been disturbing how the news channels have been trying to guess the medical issue.

As if they don't have other issues to cover. Astronauts undergo intensive screening prior to mission. Did they miss something during testing? Was it a lack of experienced astronauts so they overlooked this astronauts medical problem if it was flagged during screening? Curious to know if so or it was something that "developed" while on the mission.

Its frankly none of your business. Do you report out to your company (and the world) your medical details?

It's every tax payer's business. Astronauts know that. So f off.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s been disturbing how the news channels have been trying to guess the medical issue.

As if they don't have other issues to cover. Astronauts undergo intensive screening prior to mission. Did they miss something during testing? Was it a lack of experienced astronauts so they overlooked this astronauts medical problem if it was flagged during screening? Curious to know if so or it was something that "developed" while on the mission.

Its frankly none of your business. Do you report out to your company (and the world) your medical details?

Anonymous wrote:All that money could be much better spent down here on earth, meeting real people’s needs!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s been disturbing how the news channels have been trying to guess the medical issue.

As if they don't have other issues to cover. Astronauts undergo intensive screening prior to mission. Did they miss something during testing? Was it a lack of experienced astronauts so they overlooked this astronauts medical problem if it was flagged during screening? Curious to know if so or it was something that "developed" while on the mission.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know they once sent an astronaut back early because he'd added height quickly, suggesting his spine was separating in microgravity.

During Apollo 8 the astronauts actually lied about how sick Frank Borman was (stomach bug) because they didn't want the moon orbit scrapped.

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.

Apparently, it was a measurement mistake and whole they initially panicked he was only on a short trip anyway. Some people don't tolerate microgravity well and can't stop throwing up.