---I found this little snippet to be pretty interesting. Its just such an odd world that everything and everyone, including NASA has to now have procedures for handling a mentally unstable person while in space.
Read on.---
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- What would happen if an astronaut became mentally unstable in space and, say, destroyed the ship's oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone aboard?
That was the question after the apparent breakdown of Lisa Nowak, arrested this month on charges she tried to kidnap and kill a woman she regarded as her rival for another astronaut's affections.
It turns out NASA has detailed, written procedures for dealing with a suicidal or psychotic astronaut in space. The documents, obtained this week by The Associated Press, say the astronaut's crewmates should bind his wrists and ankles with duct tape, tie him down with a bungee cord and inject him with tranquilizers if necessary.
"Talk with the patient while you are restraining him," the instructions say. "Explain what you are doing, and that you are using a restraint to ensure that he is safe."
Friday, February 23, 2007
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I would hope this issue has been considered by NASA prior to this Nowak issue. I can't think of a better way to make someone go totally nutso than sticking them in a big, claustrophobic metal tube, sending them far away from home and containing them with people they can't get away from.
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