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That was 100% oxygen at 100% atmospheric pressure. The lunar module was 100% oxygen at 5 PSI (atmospheric pressure is about 14 PSI. I’m not a chemist but I th
by doctor_eval 4y ago
That was 100% oxygen at 100% atmospheric pressure.
The lunar module was 100% oxygen at 5 PSI (atmospheric pressure is about 14 PSI.
I’m not a chemist but I think it’s not the percentage, but the number of atoms that counts.
https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/CSM08_LM_&_SLA_Overview_pp61-68.pdf https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/CSM08_LM_&_SLA_Overview_pp61-6...
- russdill 4y agoThe Apollo engineers knew this and it factored into their choice. For whatever reason not enough consideration was given to full up ground tests where the same atmosphere would be used, but at 1atm.