obrien@RAND-UNIX@sri-unix (12/10/82)
No one seems to have remembered the fact that the Russians lost some astronauts to decompression. Their landings are over land and are automated, so it wasn't till the capsule was opened that they were found to be dead. I'm not sure if we (the West) ever found out if the decompression they suffered was "explosive" or gradual, but the victims reportedly suffered no visible external damage and appeared outwardly to be peacefully asleep.