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Re: Astronaut wigging out in space?

Jeff Findley08 Feb 2007 15:28
> Yes.  In my opinion the Russians take mental health more seriously than we
> do.  Read the book "Dragon Fly".  The Russians told us a perticular
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> of NASA not taking mental health seriously.  Keep in mind the Russians had
> a LOT more experience with long stays by a crew in space.

NASA ignored *a lot* of the advice of the Russians during the Shuttle-Mir
program, not just advice related to mental health of its astronauts.

Jeff
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Danny Deger08 Feb 2007 07:07
>>>> Serious question:
>>>>
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> more commonly:  Depression, neurosis, psychosomatic illness, etc.--all of
> which can impair the crew's ability to conduct a mission.

Yes.  In my opinion the Russians take mental health more seriously than we
do.  Read the book "Dragon Fly".  The Russians told us a perticular
astronaut was not mentally OK to fly in their station.  In training he was
showing signs of not getting allong with his crew mates.  We flew him anyway
and he had MAJOR problems with his crew.  This is a documented case of NASA
not taking mental health seriously.  Keep in mind the Russians had a LOT
more experience with long stays by a crew in space.

Danny Deger

Steven L.08 Feb 2007 06:11
>>> Serious question:
>>>
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> flight directors that they had to cut mission short because the astronauts
> lost touch with reality.

Beyond that, Russian scientists have noted milder effects occurring even
more commonly:  Depression, neurosis, psychosomatic illness, etc.--all
of which can impair the crew's ability to conduct a mission.

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Danny Deger08 Feb 2007 04:57
>> Serious question:
>>
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>> 'em up", or do they have syringes that they could quickly inject someone
>> with. (tranquilizer) ?

I got to work with the Russians in 1993 when we were considering buying the
Soyuz as the station "life boat".  I heard it straight from one of their
flight directors that they had to cut mission short because the astronauts
lost touch with reality.

Danny Deger

Greg D. Moore (Strider)08 Feb 2007 04:45
> Serious question:
>
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> up there by any number of unknown mental (or more likely, physical)
> reasons...

There have been persistent rumors over the years that at least one Salyut 7
had to be cut short due to psycological issues.

> Perhaps the plan is just "everyone grab him/her, hold 'em down, and tie
> 'em up", or do they have syringes that they could quickly inject someone
> with. (tranquilizer) ?

Esaz08 Feb 2007 04:38
Serious question:

I'm sure they have some sort of a plan already put together should an
astronaut totally wig out in space?

Even with all the screening and training, I'm sure they have to think that
there is a (very remote) possibility such a thing could happen to anyone up
there by any number of unknown mental (or more likely, physical) reasons...

Perhaps the plan is just "everyone grab him/her, hold 'em down, and tie 'em
up", or do they have syringes that they could quickly inject someone with.
(tranquilizer) ?

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