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4kr4R TIL The Apollo 15 crew were dehydrated and had severe potassium deficiencies as a result of lunar surface operations. To prevent this in future missions, Eugene Kranz spiked astronaut John Young’s orange juice with potassium
PYmjO TIL On a postflight tour in China in 1982, astronauts from STS-3 showed pictures of an emerald-colored lake taken over China to a crowd in Beijing and accidentally revealed a secret atomic test site.
e0E1g TIL a NASA Flight Controller Rode His Horse To Mission Control Because The Parking Permit For His Car Was Revoked.