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To: Rebelbase

Being in space is like being at a really high altitude? Idiot author.


3 posted on 02/20/2017 6:27:25 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: King Moonracer
"Sea level pressure is 760 mmHg (14.7 psi). A typical passenger jet at altitude has a cabin pressure of about 565 mmHg (10.9 psi).

The atmosphere of the ISS is maintained to approximately 760 mmHg (14.7 psi), with 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. The remaining 1% is composed of metabolic products such as carbon dioxide. Humidity is kept between 40-70%."

11 posted on 02/20/2017 6:38:53 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: King Moonracer

I seriously doubt sea level pressure is maintained in space vehicles.

Airliners maintain 8,000 ft pressure altitude when at cruise, space capsules are not pressurized to that level, a quick search should find the normal pressures in the space station.

While poorly worded, the author is correct.


15 posted on 02/20/2017 6:41:21 PM PST by wrench
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