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Re: EVAP testing using Oxygen instead of Nitrogen?!
Posted to Industry Issues Forum on 5/6/2005 1 Reply

Phil,

NASA used oxygen to pressurize the space capsules until a horrific fire claimed the lives of Chafee, White, and Grissom in Apollo 1 (1967). Since then they have used nitrogen exclusively.

I would never contemplate using oxygen to pressurize a fuel sy... Login to read more.

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