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Not to take away from their achievement, but do we know if there were drugs involved?
by steve1977 1y ago
Not to take away from their achievement, but do we know if there were drugs involved?
- roryirvine 1y agoNot for takeoff. Apollo astronauts used barbituates to help sleep, and scopolamine with dextroamphetamine during re-entry. Unsurprisingly the average HR during re-entry was rather higher than at launch! (source: https://space.stackexchange.com/a/31987 https://space.stackexchange.com/a/31987 ) Gemini would likely have been similar, save for using Cyclizine during re-entry rather than scopolamine/dextroamphetamine. Detailed info about the Apollo medkit: http://heroicrelics.org/info/csm/apollo-medical-kit.html http://heroicrelics.org/info/csm/apollo-medical-kit.html Less-detailed history of NASA medkits, mentioning Gemini: https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/spaceflight/space-medicine/evolution-medical-kits-mercury-iss/ https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/spaceflight/space-medici...