Word: carr
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Momentarily forgetting that he was no longer living in the weightless environment of spaceflight, returned Skylab 3 Astronaut Ed Gibson put his blood pressure kit out in front of him and turned away; he was startled when the kit crashed to the floor. His fellow space traveler, Gerald Carr, was so astonished by the sound of tumbling ice cubes in his refrigerator that he nearly jumped out of his seat. His wife reassured...
...without perils and problems. Once familiar sights and sounds now seemed exceedingly strange. Though their initial dizziness soon passed, every physical effort was a chore. Pogue, who said he felt as if he weighed a thousand tons, found that it even was work to roll over in bed. When Carr rested his head in his wife's lap, he kept asking: "Is this too heavy for you?" Nonetheless, the astronauts were delighted to be home. During the ride from the airport, Carr remained glued to the car window, gazing intently at the people, the houses and the greenery. Gibson...
...were limited to wives and selected NASA officials, as doctors tried to shield them from infections that would interfere with the medical tests. For 21 days the astronauts must also continue to eat Skylab-type prepackaged food, a teetotaling, less-than-gourmet diet that was particularly hard on Commander Carr; in space he dreamt continually of savoring his favorite cold beer while watching football on TV. The astronauts took the restrictions in stride. As they reported for their medical examinations at the Johnson Space Center, Flight Surgeon Jerry Hordinsky commented: "You would think that they were just three guys coming...
...list of walking wounded begins with co-captain Marc Noonan, who has been nursing a bum shoulder, and Kevin Carr, who could be out for as much as two weeks with torn shoulder ligaments suffered against Northeastern...
...first period went scoreless with Harvard outshooting the Huskies, 10-8. Crimson center Kevin Carr and linemate Steve Dagdigian had a two-on-one break 12 minutes into the period, but Dagdigian's shot glanced off the right post...