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Sat Apr 24 09:48:55 1982
Americans can Travel in Space
A NASA doctor, who himself will fly on the shuttle as a mission specialist,
said today that he thought any American adult in good enough physical
condition to ``pass a life insurance exam'' can stand the strain of
flying the space shuttle, if NASA opens them up to the public.  He
said that the person would have to exercise like the astronauts, to get
their legs ready for weightlessness; in space, leg muscles undergo atrophy,
which hampers them when the person returns to Earth.

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