that is because that will help the miners avoid nausea on the way up. it will help them keep alert as well. they didn't want to give them solid food, just in case there was any rocking, in case there was untoward movement with that capsule. you're right about the compression socks. a little bit like you would wear on airlines to avoid the risk of deep vain thrombosis, that kinds of thing. each miner will be wearing that. we're also told each minor will wearing a monitoring device to measure heart rate, blood pressure, making sure everything is under control. on the aspirin front, yes, absolutely right. again, to try and avoid the problem of possible blood clots and high blood pressure as well. and for the last couple of days now, the miners have been taking those aspirin.