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From: bdietz@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Jack Dietz)
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Subject: Re: Fire in Space
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Date: 10 Feb 91 21:15:50 GMT
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In article <1991Feb9.163542.11355@athena.mit.edu> brndlfly@athena.mit.edu (Matthew T Velazquez) writes:
>If, as most have been saying, a flame lit in zero gravity would simply deplete
>the oxygen in the immediate vicinity and go out, is there any sort of procedure
>for a fire on board something like the Shuttle once it reaches orbit? Anyone
>with first- or second-hand knowledge?
>

	I have neither, but pulling out my old and dog-eared copy of
The Space Shuttle's Operator's Manual, it shows diagrams of most of
the bays inside the front module.  Each of these bays has at least
one fire extinguisher shown.  Furthermore, a control panel on the
far left of the commander's seat has controls for monitoring smoke
alarms and manually setting off the various extinguishers.

	Don't worry, they thought of that... :)

-- Jack

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