Chile Taps NASA for ‘Unheard of’ Trapped Miner Rescue
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Chile is tapping the U.S.’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its domestic Navy on how to maintain the health of 33 miners facing a three-month wait before being rescued from a collapsed gold and copper mine.
Psychiatrists and nutritionists from NASA discussed in a conference call ways to help the miners cope with the physical and mental challenges of being trapped underground for such a long period, Health Minister Jaime Manalich said on Chilean television yesterday. A delegation may visit the site, he said.