Word: oxygenate
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...spaceship's atmosphere is a problem too. Its oxygen will have to be replaced as it is consumed, and the carbon dioxide from the crew's lungs will have to be disposed of. Both jobs can be done at the same time by green plants, which separate oxygen from carbon dioxide. With this system in operation, the spaceship would be a miniature of the parent earth, where plants and animals, acting together, recycle the atmosphere...
...experts are not sure what the spaceship's atmosphere should be made of. Pure oxygen might be all right if its pressure were low enough (at atmospheric pressure, it is poisonous), but nitrogen also may be necessary for human health. In any case, the pressure in the spaceship should not be too low. If a meteor punctured the skin, a good thick atmosphere of oxygen diluted with nitrogen or helium would not be lost as quickly as a thin one of oxygen alone...
...ground-to-air guided missiles in action. Shot at the trial range at Aberporth, Wales, the films follow the launching and flight of the experimental missile, which reputedly can travel at 1,000 m.p.h. at heights up to 60,000 ft. The missiles are fueled with alcohol and liquid oxygen and presumably controlled by electronic computers on the ground. The filmed sequence, shown last week on NBC, starts (bottom left) as the missile heads skyward, powered by wraparound booster rockets, which begin to fall off (upper left) as the missile reaches top speed. The missile then cuts in its second...
...need all the services that a hospital can afford, and those who are in for less serious ailments or mere diagnosis. But, he points out, most modern hospital rooms are designed for the first type. They are rigged for all kinds of emergencies, with such fixtures as oxygen outlets, and this makes them expensive. With every room a sick room, hospital design also leads to big staffs-so many trained people to give injections, nurses to answer the buzzer, orderlies to give baths and serve meals...
Difficulty in breathing (dyspnea) is one of the most disturbing symptoms, and may indicate serious disease, e.g., asthma, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, anemia. Morphine provides quick relief, but may be dangerous. Other remedies, depending on the cause: adrenaline, blood transfusions, oxygen, removing obstructions from the windpipe...