Re: Why was it cold in Apollo 13?

From: fairwater@xxxxxxxxx (Derek Lyons)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:55:47 GMT

henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Spencer) wrote:

>
>>Was it in shade the whole time?
>
>No, just about continuous sunlight. But that wasn't very significant,
>given reflective outer surfaces.

ISTR that one end or the other of the stack was pointed at the sun for
a portion of the flight, essentially putting the cabin in the shade.

(Not to mention 'barbecue mode'.)

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