Apollo 13: The NASA Mission ReportsIn 1970 some considered Apollo 13 a catastrophic failure but it has since been recognised as one of NASA's truly great moments, when the spirit of daring and ingenuity came to life in the team at Mission Control as they successfully brought the crew home. In "Apollo 13: the NASA mission report" some of the rare official documentation of the voyage of Apollo 13 is collected and made commercially available for the first time. |
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... pressure rise was noted in oxygen tank No. 2. The pressure continued to rise to the relief valve crack pressure of 1004.1 psia ( pounds per square inch absolute ) . One second later 55:54:45 GET , the pressure reached a maximum of ...
... pressure rise was noted in oxygen tank No. 2. The pressure continued to rise to the relief valve crack pressure of 1004.1 psia ( pounds per square inch absolute ) . One second later 55:54:45 GET , the pressure reached a maximum of ...
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... pressure reading reaches maximum recorded value of 1008 psia . Oxygen tank no . 2 pressure reading had dropped to 996 psia . The available evidence points to a combustion process as the cause of the pressure and temperature increases ...
... pressure reading reaches maximum recorded value of 1008 psia . Oxygen tank no . 2 pressure reading had dropped to 996 psia . The available evidence points to a combustion process as the cause of the pressure and temperature increases ...
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... pressure rise occurred in oxygen tank no . 2 . ( 2 ) Since no other known energy source in the tank could produce this pressure buildup , it is concluded to have resulted from combustion initiated by the first short circuit which ...
... pressure rise occurred in oxygen tank no . 2 . ( 2 ) Since no other known energy source in the tank could produce this pressure buildup , it is concluded to have resulted from combustion initiated by the first short circuit which ...
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ONBOARD TELEVISION | 23 |
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT | 32 |
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