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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods)
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Subject: Re: Would a candle burn ...
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Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 12:18:25 EDT
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> From _The Space Shuttle Operator's Manual_ by  K.M.  Joels,  G.P.  Kennedy,
> and D. Larkin, Ballantine Books, 1982, section 2.2, paragraph 2:
> 
> "An atmosphere like the earth's is  maintained  in  the  crew  compartment.
> Atmospheric  pressure  is  14.7  psi  ...  the  same  as standard sea-level
> conditions.  The atmosphere consists of 79% nitorgen and 21% oxygen,  again
> very  close  to what you left on earth.  In an emergency, cabin pressure is
> reduced to 8.0 psi ..."
> 
Depends.  Some emergencies reduce cabin pressure to 0.0 psi.  Such as a
6" meteor strike :-).

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John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
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