[Calvin Locke]

Yeah, one of the things from the Apollo 1 fire was the heavy use of velco made from O2-loving plastic. So in addition to the pressurized O2 capsule, it had extra O2 molecules clinging about.

In grade school, one kid's father worked at a nearby NASA facility, who showed up one day for a presentation in the cafeteria to our grade. I remember him tossing a cup of LOX on a drape. Little did anybody know the dangers at the time, too distracted by the oohs and ahhs of PDQ vaporization.

He also brought along Glen's pressure suit from the Mercury flight.

[rlmorel]

That must have been GREAT being a grade school kid and seeing Glenn’s pressure suit!

I had to be happy with the GI Joe with that silver astronaut suit that flaked all the silver off!