Re: What if Apollo fire in orbit?

In article <1cu0b21vupqknchvae77holiekqs0be3u1@xxxxxxx>,
Jud McCranie <youknowwhat.mccranie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It wouldn't have happened in orbit, because the cabin pressure would
have been too low.

In orbit, it would be 5.5 psi of pure oxygen, IIRC. That isn't
enough?

It's enough for a fire, but not for the sort of sudden massive
conflagration that swept through the Apollo 1 CM. Enough to be trouble,
but probably not enough to be lethal.
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