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Hallucinating Astronauts - C C - Oct 7, 2014
Isolation and hallucinations: the mental health challenges faced by astronauts
"[...] One of the most common experiences are frequent hallucinations that, despite sounding ominous, are probably the least concerning when it comes to in-orbit mental health. In the early Apollo missions, astronauts reported regular flashes or streaks of light that seemed to come out of nowhere. [...] Perhaps more seriously, hallucinations have been associated with the breakdown of crew coherence and space mission stress. [...]