[FPSPACE] Cosmonaut Going Blind From Space Radiation

[Kosmos327 at aol.com]

Putting aside the fact that this is very poorly written, and that Lebedev  
seems to be "self diagnosing" in this story, is this even possible? Or  is 
"Pravda" now Russia's equivalent to the "National Enquirer"?
 
David L. Rickman
 
 
In a message dated 12/18/2008 5:52:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
spaceflightnews at gmail.com writes:

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


 
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