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- From: sysmgr@king.eng.umd.edu (Doug Mohney)
- Subject: Re: Space suit research?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.180745.3972@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 18:07:45 GMT
- Organization: Computer Aided Design Lab, U. of Maryland College Park
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- In article <1992Nov17.104219.1@vf.jsc.nasa.gov>, oliver@vf.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
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- >For normal mission operations, only the 14.7 and 10.2 psi regulators are used.
- >For emergency operations, the orbiter has an 8 psi regulator that is capable
- >of maintaining a cabin pressure of 8 psi with a two inch hole in the cabin.
- >Enough nitrogen and oxygen are kept in reserve to allow for an emergency
- >deorbit and entry with the cabin at the reduced pressure.
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- That's a pretty big hole, once you go through the shuttle tiles and/or glass.
- How long would it take for emergency deorbit, assuming *sigh* you still have
- all the other systems intact to make it down?
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