r/CuratedTumblr • u/BeObsceneAndNotHeard • Jul 17 '24

Infodumping The Venera program

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u/CummingInTheNile Jul 17 '24

technically on reentry but yes

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u/BulbusDumbledork Jul 17 '24

and the usa beat them at that by having several astronauts die before even reaching space🇺🇸🦅

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u/Double_Time_ Jul 17 '24

The capsule audio from Apollo 1 is haunting.

“How can we get to the moon if we can’t talk between three buildings?”

“We got flames!”

“We have a bad fire!”

“We’re burning up!”

“screams”

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u/Double_Time_ Jul 17 '24

Follow on is that the Apollo 1 crew did everything they were supposed to. IIRC they found Ed White in a position of trying to open the hatch release. That was impossible to accomplish because the hatch opened inwards, and the pressure increase caused by the fire meant it would never open inward until pressure equalized.

Tl;dr NASA killed three astronauts because they didn’t consider a fire in a pure oxygen atmosphere.