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The Press Kit Addendum p. 177
THE PRESS KIT ADDENDUM
This addendum was extracted from a NASA document originally issued as a press kit on Sunday, July
6, 1969. The release number is 69-83K. Twenty years later it was reissued as a "Souvenir Edition" on
the twentieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The title is "APOLLO LUNAR LANDING
MISSION".
The Cold In Space
1. Nowhere in this full size 250 page document is there any worry or provision made
for the cold of space. However, it does have statements about the arrangements made to counteract
heat build-up. The first is found on page 15.
"During the trans-earth coast period, Apollo 11 will again control solar heat-loads by using
the passive thermal control "Barbeque" technique".
2. On page 104 we find this statement, "The primary coolant loop circulates water-glycol
for temperature control of cabin and suit..., batteries (silver zinc), and electronic components ..."
3. On page 154 we are told that during the long lunar nights that the temperature drops as
low as -279 ° F and that the seismometer needed an auxiliary heat source to keep it no lower than -65
° F. This worked out to two heaters with an output of 15 watts apiece. Each heater used 1.2 ounces of
plutonium 238 and the exploded drawing showed no way to turn it off. If this much heat was needed
to keep the unit 200 ° F hotter than the outside during the lunar night, why shouldn't that same amount
of heat have added 200 ° F to the unit during the daytime The Moon's mid-day surface temperature is
243 ° F and that u n i t should have been well over 450° F at midday. Try baking the guts of your radio
in a 450 ° F oven for a few hours sometime!
The Photo Equipment
1. On page 79 NASA lists all the photographic equipment and accessories carried on the
LEM. There are no flash units listed. On page 80 we find that the close-up fixed focus camera did
indeed have a flash, but it was only used for taking special stereo photos of the surface.
The Space Suit
1. On page 117 NASA claims that the space suits were pressured at 3.9 psi with pure
oxygen. I have great reservations that a human can remain active for a sustained period at this
pressure. Then they tell about a full body, pressure bladder that over lays a nonex comfort layer.
That's great for the body, but what about the hands, feet and head Did they make little pressure
bladders for them If not, how did they seal the extremities; especially the neck, not to mention the
hands, feet or head Let's face it, a pressure band around any part of the body is called a tourniquet.
A wrist watch even compresses the skin a bit. Squeezing some part of the body, while a total
vacuum sucks at the others, should quickly cause trouble to any organism. I defy NASA to
demonstrate the pressure bladder at 18.6 psi (3.9 psi positive) on a live TV show. Since you can't trust
a known liar. I will provide the brand new, still sealed in boxes pressure guages to stop them from
using an ounce or two of pressure and calling it 3.9 psi.
NASA MOONED AMERICA! / Rene