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page of the Board's report is that it was written by government employees. Thompson
himself was director of the space agency's Langley Research center, and no fewer than six of
the eight Board members were NASA officials." 22
The pressure of 16.7 psi is quoted from Journey to Tranquility in which the authors
wrote that they learned the pressure of the pure oxygen in the capsule was 2 psi over atmospheric.
Collins reported it as nearly. 16 psi. It seems strange that NASA told two insiders,
Borman and Collins, plus the authors of "Tranquility" three different capsule pressures.
Apparently NASA, like the rest of us, finds it almost impossible to keep all the little white
lies straight. And if it's a group lie we get the results shown in this book.
Borman writes that "We brought in every learned mind we could enlist — including a
chemistry expert from Cornell,..." 23 Didn't this expert know that oxygen has a deep and
forceful desire to breed little oxides by passionately mating with hydrocarbons and carbohydrates
Didn't this so-called expert tell them that
Borman played dumb when he was called before Congress. In testifying under oath he
said, "None of us were fully aware of the hazard that existed when you combine a pureoxygen
atmosphere with the extensive distribution of combustible materials and a likely
source of ignition ... and so this test ... was not classified as hazardous." 24 And if Borman was
as unaware of all the dangerous fires that erupted during NASA's own safety tests over the
years, why did he later write about 20.2 psi oxygen in this manner: "That is an extremely
dangerous environment, the equivalent of sitting on a live bomb, waiting for someone to
light the fuse." 25
Aldrin in his 1989 book, "MEN FROM EARTH", written 22 years after the cremation
has this to say "As every high school chemistry student learns, when a smoldering match is
put into a beaker of oxygen, it blazes into a spectacular flame." 26
Aldrin continues telling us how there was a multitude of switches and miles of electrical
wiring, all of which were easy to short and could act as a match. "But the risk was considered
acceptable because, in space, the astronauts could instantly depressurize their cabin . . ."
27 Hey, Buzz, didn't you claim that the reason your EVA on the Moon was late in starting
was because it took so long to vent the last of the oxygen from the LEM
What Borman, who held a Masters in engineering and taught thermodynamics at West
Point, claims nobody was aware of the danger! After all these years Aldrin now claims he
knew. Obviously, either Borman is lying or Aldrin didn't have the guts to open his mouth.
When Deke Slayton was asked about the pressure test he reportedly blurted out, "Man,
we've just been lucky. We've used the same test on everything we've done with the Mercury
and the Gemini up to this point, and we've just been lucky as hell." 28
Why do I doubt that I suspect that everything about the pressurization test is a lie. I
t h i n k that it was a one time only occurrence specially configured to suit the job at hand.
Borman contended that Ed White and his wife Pat were friends of his and that he listened
to the audio tapes of the fire over and over again. Then he states, "The only comfort
derived from listening to the tapes was the knowledge that the agony hadn't lasted long;
NASA MOONED AMERICA! / Rene