The Dream Life of Astronauts (2016)
“He held one of his large hands open in front of him, as if displaying a work of wonder, and then moved the hand in a circle that increased in speed as he described the sensation. Frankie, staring from the front row, felt nearly hypnotized.
The wheat-haired librarian who was moderating the event asked if anyone had a question for their guest. Frankie raised his hand. There were five people in the audience, scattered over a flock of twenty folding chairs. The librarian and Clark Evans sat on slig...htly nicer chairs at the front of the library’s map room. She looked right past Frankie and pointed a wavering finger at an old man wearing a sun visor.
“Did you find being on the moon made you want to throw up?”
“Well, as I was saying—” Clark Evans began.
“The reason I ask is because Conrad, or maybe Bean—one of those guys from Apollo 12 or 14—said in an interview that the low gravity made him nauseous, and I was wondering what would happen if an astronaut threw up in his suit.”MoreLess
The wheat-haired librarian who was moderating the event asked if anyone had a question for their guest. Frankie raised his hand. There were five people in the audience, scattered over a flock of twenty folding chairs. The librarian and Clark Evans sat on slig...htly nicer chairs at the front of the library’s map room. She looked right past Frankie and pointed a wavering finger at an old man wearing a sun visor.
“Did you find being on the moon made you want to throw up?”
“Well, as I was saying—” Clark Evans began.
“The reason I ask is because Conrad, or maybe Bean—one of those guys from Apollo 12 or 14—said in an interview that the low gravity made him nauseous, and I was wondering what would happen if an astronaut threw up in his suit.”MoreLess
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