[FPSPACE] Cosmonaut Going Blind From Space Radiation

[spaceflightnews at gmail.com]

Renowned cosmonaut Valentin Lebedev, who set the absolute record for his
stay in Earth's orbit, loses his eyesight speedily. 

"I suffered from a lot of radiation in space. It was all concealed back
then, during the Soviet years, but now I can say that I caused damage to my
health because of that flight," the legendary pilot said. 

The cosmonaut, who spent 221 days in the orbit in 1982, has progressive
cataract. The legend of the Soviet space exploration becomes blind. Moscow's
best ophthalmologists examined the 66-year-old cosmonaut, but they only say
that it is .

http://newsfromrussia.com/science/earth/17-12-2008/106841-soviet_cosmonaut-0

 

 

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