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Apollo crew takes blame for fumes during return
Vance Brand admitted responsibility for not flipping two switches that would have stopped propellant release during re entry. Stafford and Slayton were hospitalized five days and isolated nine more as fumes damaged lungs. Doctors described nitrogen tetroxide turning to nitric acid in lungs. all astronauts recovered and attended briefings and events after rest.
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