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Astronauts Emphasize Fitness Over Muscle Power
Navy Captain M. Schirra Jr and NASA officials stress that space pilots need high fitness rather than bulging physiques. Astronauts train in a gym at the Space Center, with regular medical exams and a strict no smoking policy ahead of missions.
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Ronald Thompson
Space Center
Hous- Navy
M. Schirra Jr
America
Mercury
Gemini
Apollo
Schirra
Na‘Lomal Aeronautics and Space Administration
Donald K
Deke) Slayton
NASA
WASA
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Gohrad
Bie
Charles A. Berry
Air Force
Joe Garnd
Garino
Berry
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Ances
Slayton
Alan B. Shepard Jy
Sppce
Tike Polf
M. Scott Carpenter
Atmerica