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re: Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire
Posted on 1/27/17 at 5:45 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 1/27/17 at 5:45 pm to Ace Midnight
How did velcro contribute to the fire?
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 5:52 pm to Choupique19
Well just the idea that in the 60's we had the ability to figure out what it took to send a aircraft/ spacecraft to the mood is astonishing....
Posted on 1/27/17 at 6:37 pm to Choupique19
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How did velcro contribute to the fire?
There was a lot of it in the cabin. Velcro in air burns, melts, but does not support combustion. In a pure oxygen atmosphere (at least the velcro of the day) - it exploded. Combined with the other conditions of the test, the velcro, under pressure, in pure O2 with an arc made the fire inevitably uncontainable and fatal.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 6:38 pm
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