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Briefcase question
Most of the Apollo pre flight footage shows the Astronauts carrying a
particular type of what looks like Aluminium briefcase. What make were these cases and are they still available today. Thanks John |
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"John Smith" wrote in message ... | Most of the Apollo pre flight footage shows the Astronauts carrying a | particular type of what looks like Aluminium briefcase. What make were | these cases and are they still available today. Oxygen. At a certain point after suit-up the astronauts began breathing pure oxygen to allow the dissolved nitrogen in their blood to be eliminated. Otherwise the lowering of the cabin pressure at ascent would have given the astronauts "the bends" -- painful, and sometimes fatal. Shuttle astronauts do not require this because their cabin environment is basically a duplicate of sea-level earth air. Astronauts preparing for shuttle EVAs pre-breathe with oxygen to accomplish the same results. As to whether they are "still available," I think you could probably find examples in museums, but that exact equipment is no longer needed and so it's no longer manufactured. -- | The universe is not required to conform | Jay Windley to the expectations of the ignorant. | webmaster @ clavius.org |
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From: "Jay Windley" Also for apollo they were cooling units to keep the astronauts comfoirtable after suit up. |
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Sorry, I did not mean when they were in there flight suits, I meant when
they were in there civies or air force dress. I remember reading that the briefcases are a specific type, very expensive and robust. Many Thanks Jon "Hallerb" wrote in message ... Briefcase question From: "Jay Windley" Also for apollo they were cooling units to keep the astronauts comfoirtable after suit up. |
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John Smith wrote: Sorry, I did not mean when they were in there flight suits, I meant when they were in there civies or air force dress. I remember reading that the briefcases are a specific type, very expensive and robust. Zero Halliburton, most likely. Something like this? http://www.luggagepros.com/mpb/01807140.shtml |
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Thats the one.
Thanks Jon "David Higgins" wrote in message ... John Smith wrote: Sorry, I did not mean when they were in there flight suits, I meant when they were in there civies or air force dress. I remember reading that the briefcases are a specific type, very expensive and robust. Zero Halliburton, most likely. Something like this? http://www.luggagepros.com/mpb/01807140.shtml |
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