Re: Origins of Skylab MDA and Airlock Module

On Wed, 4 May 2005 13:56:23 -0400, "Jeff Findley"
<jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> The GT-4 problems we blame on technology not being tested for extreme
>> cold reaction. The GT-9A problems we blame on technology being
>> designed with Gus Grissom as a size reference...
>
>True, but with the MDA on Skylab, I doubt this was an issue. The MDA was a
>lot bigger internally than a Gemini capsule. The MDA was something like 10
>feet in diameter and about 17 feet long, right?

....That's pretty close. I can't find my Skylab specs at the moment,
and the link I had for the NASA page that had everything measured out
doesn't work anymore - yet another reason all the members of Al Quada
and his brother Fred are going to burn in Hell - so I'll defer to
Henry or Sy to answer that one for certain :-)

....And no, it obviously wasn't an issue on Skylab, but I'd love to see
a good quality photo of that hatch actually being used in an EVA :-)

OM

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