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Original excerpt
During a medical debriefing of the crew of the Apollo 12 mission, Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot Richard “Dick” F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean describe their observations of instances of light flashes or “streaks of lights.” The astronauts each reported that these experiences occurred in the dark as they tried to sleep. The NASA medical team considered whether similar phenomena reported by Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin had been attributable to exposure of the retina by cosmic rays. NASA later determined that the phenomena reported by the Apollo 12 flight crew were internal to the astronauts’ vision rather than external light sources.
Key claims
Apollo 12 astronauts reported light flashes or streaks occurring in darkness while attempting to sleep in 1969, which NASA's medical team determined were internal retinal phenomena caused by cosmic ray exposure rather than external light sources.
Alternative explanation
NASA concluded the phenomena were internal to astronauts' vision caused by cosmic ray exposure, not external light sources.
Analysis by Claude · may contain errors
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