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Jungle Mentor Zarco Eyeing Skylab Skyward Tale
In Darién jungle lore a Choco-Indian named Zarco trained Skylab's Charles Conrad and others in survival while pondering gravity. He toured the Alabama Space Center, met astronauts, and shared jungle tricks like fire-making with string improvised from bark, all while eyeing the moon missions.
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Darien
Skylab
Chaco
United States
Alabama Space Center
H. Morgan Smith
Air University
Maxwell A.F.B. Smith
Zarco
Usafso
Panama
Smith
Vanderveldes
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Pete Conrad
Potomac
Mike Collins
Arco