Skylab men examined
vX.Z.P./t.-K.-utCT — Copyright ’ HOUSTON, Feb. 10 The Skylab 111 astronauts [underwent 13 gruelling hours of physical examination today as doctors (continued to probe the effects of 85 days of weightilessness on their bodies. The examination began after the three men — Lieui tenant-Colonel Gerald Carr. [Dr Edward Gibson, and Colonel William Pogue — I had had a good night’s sleep aboard the recovery carrier New Orleans. The Apollo ferry craft splashed down on target on Friday morning about 170 miles south-west of San Diego, California. Medical officials reported that the astronauts were in better shape than expected, though they had a minor but unexpected scaling of the skin on their hands and some thickening of their fingers.
As anticipated, the men had grown about 14in taller during the flight because of lack of pressure on their spines, but doctors reported that they were already returning 'to their original heights.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33456, 11 February 1974, Page 12
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