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From: @S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC:TENCATI@JPL-VLSI.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Swimming in space
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 11:43:47 EDT
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From: Ron Tencati <TENCATI@JPL-VLSI.ARPA>


Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. in his book "The House in Space" quoted one astronaut
as saying that he had faced the dilemma of getting "stuck" in the middle of
a room in zero G.  He said that all his "swimming" attempts succeeded only 
in causing his body to gyrate in the opposite direction of the force, and
that he had to have help to get to the other side of the room.  This same
astronaut then did an experiment where a small amount of velocity was 
introduced into the experiment.  He was still unable to control his own 
destiny, but he did get to the other side of the room a half hour later.

I wonder if a change in the ship's velocity would affect the hapless astronaut
who is hanging in mid-air.

Ron Tencati
JPL-VLSI.ARPA
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