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...four minutes. I will be ready for you." Actually, he spent 11 minutes inside, presumably checking instruments. As one helicopter circled the capsule in an effort to cut the capsule's antenna before attaching a cable, Grissom announced suddenly: "I am going to have to take my helmet off and blow the hatch...
...hawk-nosed, bearded officer in an absurd helmet gives a wild salute in a marvelous parody of Prussian militarism. A bulbous official with his face painted red rides by on the most overburdened of horses. His face is turned upward, his eyes blind to the two natives trudging at the horse's side...
...free air and glued to the skin around the place where the surgeon will make his incision. Inside the bubble are surgical instruments, lying on a part of the plastic that is supported by stands next to the operating table. Half-jackets, with sleeves, gloves and a sort of helmet are molded into the sides of the bubble for the surgeons, letting them see and work inside while standing outside. The technique has been tested extensively in animals, is ready for its first trial with humans...
...Then he was helped into his 30-lb. space suit made of aluminized nylon outside and rubberized nylon inside. It was a tight squeeze. Before all Zippers, straps and metal fittings were set properly in place, Shepard was sweating profusely and breathing hard. As soon as he got his helmet on, he lay down on a specially fitted contour couch, feet held up in clamps, while his oxygen and air-pressure hoses were attached...
...first Jumbo goal came at the end of the half on an over-the-shoulder-shot that richocheted off a Crimson defense-man's helmet into the nets...