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Merged Apollo "hoax" discussion - continuation thread

bknight said:
I know that oxygen is very reactive, however I didn't think much is in free space around the Moon to degrade materials.
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dasmiller said:
The others (Jay & STS) have better experience with this than I, but for my experience, atomic oxygen was primarily a LEO issue.
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You’re both right. LDEF and our satellite were both Shuttle-deployed and retrieved, so they were in LEO. Sorry for the lack of context, since this discussion is focused on the space around the Moon.
 
bknight said:
And do you have a problem with? I like experts to give their feedback on items within their field.
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I for one prefer to get a well-rounded view. What does the common man on the street think about the reactivity of atomic oxygen in low earth orbit?
 
dasmiller said:
The others (Jay & STS) have better experience with this than I, but for my experience, atomic oxygen was primarily a LEO issue.
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Yeah, sorry if that was unclear. LDEF was a LEO experiment. You have entirely different materials issues if you want to fly to the Moon. But it popped into my head because of Apollo 12 wanting to see what long exposure to the lunar surface environment had done to Surveyor hardware. Actual experimentation is still our best method of understanding the effects of various space environments on materials. So going back to where we've already placed human-made objects isn't as boring as it sounds.
 
Myriad said:
I for one prefer to get a well-rounded view. What does the common man on the street think about the reactivity of atomic oxygen in low earth orbit?
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Well, I for one think atomic oxygen needs to just settle down and find another nice oxygen to become molecular oxygen with, as God intended.
 
Dr.Sid said:
Gotta say I miss these good old CTs .. Moon landing and chemtrails .. those were the times.
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One of my 'acquaintances' is fully convinced that fuel cells don't exist and cannot exist, that solar power is also not a a thing - either, and all spaceflight is impossible as no battery can last long enough to power them.........they also think the the world's hollow and tomorrow (since 1968) the world will end.
 
Hans said:
One of my 'acquaintances' is fully convinced that fuel cells don't exist and cannot exist, that solar power is also not a a thing - either, and all spaceflight is impossible as no battery can last long enough to power them.........they also think the the world's hollow and tomorrow (since 1968) the world will end.
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You can't cure stupid. :jaw-dropp
 
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