Following the astronaut love triangle story, reported here in our last issue, there has been some curiosity about NASA's procedures for dealing with an astronaut who becomes unhinged while in orbit.Following the astronaut love triangle A love triangle is a romantic relationship involving three people (known as a triad). While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two. story, reported here in our last issue, there has been some curiosity about NASA's procedures for dealing with an astronaut who becomes unhinged while in orbit. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. has now supplied the details from a 1,051-page manual covering every conceivable medical emergency in space. Severe behavioral problems take up five pages. In brief: The berserk ber·serk adj. 1. Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. 2. spaceperson's crewmates should bind his wrists and ankles with duct tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. , tie him down with a bungee cord, and inject him with tranquilizers if necessary, speaking soothingly to him the while. (Shuttle medical kits include anti-psychotic medication, we are told.) All very encouraging, though the mental image of astronauts struggling to subdue a thrashing colleague in zero gravity leaves one wondering whether NASA has actually carried out any simulations. If they have, the film footage might revive public interest in the space program. |
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