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13. Apollo 1

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 04:14 PM

Dec 4

Apollo 1 was going to be the first test mission for the manned moon flight. NASA was testing it at Cape Kennedy (IIRC). The capsule used a pure oxygen environment. A loose wire sparked, and the oxygen in the capsule fed the flames as the three people in the capsule were burned to death. After that, NASA stopped using pure oxygen environments, and spent a few years revamping the space program.

Wonderful -but destructive - stuff, oxygen.

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'It's absolute anarchy': Oxygen therapy chambers have led to horrific deaths. Why are Maha elite raving about them? [View all] erronis Dec 4 OP

The uneducated leading the gullible into danger. Bad combo. marble falls Dec 4 #1

Some athletes use them. milestogo Dec 4 #2

got hyperbaric treatments when my toe was amputated rampartd Dec 4 #3

That's interesting about the glasses. dameatball Dec 4 #8

Oxygen overload can cause death. John1956PA Dec 4 #4

I think he was huffing argon, or some other inert gas. nt mr715 Dec 4 #14

Oh, thanks. I saw the nasal-oral mask and made the wrong assumption. John1956PA Dec 4 #16

It is a Lynch film mr715 Dec 4 #19

I stand corrected mr715 Sunday #22

Can you imagine watching your child be burned alive--immolated in a flash? OMG hlthe2b Dec 4 #5

Money Kid Berwyn Dec 4 #6

Meanwhile Congress thinks that Hemp is a more important issue. cstanleytech Dec 4 #7

Hmmmm . . . AverageOldGuy Dec 4 #9

it sure didn't help him banish wrinkles Attilatheblond Dec 4 #10

Suggest he take some weed in with him to improve the effect. erronis Dec 4 #11

Towards the end canetoad Dec 4 #17

Oh geez IcyPeas Dec 4 #12

Apollo 1 Retrograde Dec 4 #13

Thanks for that very unhappy reminder. Odd they didn't test for that situation before. erronis Dec 4 #15

Ohhh, I remember that but not why it happened. electric_blue68 Dec 4 #20

Thanks for a very interesting article canetoad Dec 4 #18

Geeebbzzzz, how horrific! electric_blue68 Dec 4 #21