Word: spacewalkers
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Dates: during 1966-1966
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...spacewalk difficulties encountered by Gordon-and by Cernan before him-have had a restraining effect on NASA officials. Last week, anxious that nothing go wrong on the final Gemini flight, they canceled the entire AMU experiment and began planning a simpler and less arduous space walk that will give Aldrin a better chance of making out with...
...experiences suggested to most NASA officials that they had been too optimistic in estimating the amount of work man can do in space. The knowledge that space flight's zero gravity actually makes a task harder, rather than easier, will probably force them to scale down astronaut spacewalk assignments on future missions. Says NASA's Dr. Charles Berry: "Men will be able to work, but I don't think we'll be working an eight-hour day outside in space...