Deaf Difference + Space Survival Exhibit

Xploration Outer Space With Emily Calandrelli – Space Is For Everyone

Two alumni of Gallaudet University was featured in this episode of Xploration Outer Space, a program hosted by Emily Calandrelli that takes viewers on journeys through space. Harry Larson and David Myers, both members of Gallaudet’s Class of 1961, share their experiences as test subjects for NASA during the early days of space exploration. Larson and Myers, along with 10 other Gallaudet students, faculty, and staff, and several Deaf individuals from Florida, volunteered to serve the nation in studies related to balance, motion sickness, and weightlessness.

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