Beginning, Success, Good Health

Their breath came short and their pulses raced, but they were within those limits that had been predicted and considered safe.

Richard D. Lyons, "Apollo Doctors Pleased At Astronauts' Reactions", in New York Times, 21 July 1969, p. 5.

According to the publisher, Beckett is in good health and went swimming over the weekend.

"Beckett Accepts Nobel; Refuses to Attend Rite", in New York Times, 28 October 1969, p. 40.