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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 twenty-two 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
He (Aldrin) continues by 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 [extravehicular activity]
on the Moon was late in starting because it took so long to vent the last of
the oxygen from the LEM
Say 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 think 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; that death had come from
noxious fumes before the flames reached them." 29
Borman's acumen might be judged by the fact that Eastern Airlines
played submarine when he was at the helm as CEO. Nobody dies in 14
seconds from noxious fumes. Ed White died inhaling super heated oxygen
which set fire to his lungs, throat and skin the same way that technician's
hand burned in the test years before. The chances are that they survived
for minutes and were conscious for a good part of that time. However,
death was definite after the first breath.
Borman then writes about "nuts" and disgruntled employees who tried
to give his committee information:
As the investigation progressed, all sorts of nuts came out of the woodwork
with their own theories. There also were some serious allegations