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National Geographic : 1966 Apr
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Homeward come heroes as their sea house, towed by the research vessel Calypso, floats safe in Monaco harbor. Before they step ashore, the oceanauts must decompress for 31/2 days inside the sphere. Jubilant captain greets exultant divers. Total time in the sphere: 30 days, 10 hours, 52 minutes. Television audiences in 17 coun tries watched the moment over Eurovision. From the top hatch, a red diver's cap and the blanched visage of Andre Laban appeared. He carried a full briefcase. Dede had brought his homework back from the office. Grinning, blinking, and greeting friends, up came the other pale hostages to our dream. Six red caps went bobbing through the crowd (left). A reporter asked Philippe, "Etes-vous fa tigue?" The cameraman of Conshelf Three said: "Of course; I have never been so tired in my life. But we lived wonderful days. We have the rest of our lives to recover." Conshelf Three was an epic of triumphant men and failing machines. In this day of auto matamania, or worship of gadgets, the ocea nauts served up a healthy reminder of how vastly superior to mechanisms old Homo sapiens remains. 536
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