Expansion Cited in Blast Aboard Apollo 13
Three space officials toured Beech Aircraft Corp facility in Boulder Colo as part of the Apollo 12 accident review board. They examined the oxygen tank design and testing amid findings of abnormal heating and rapid expansion that ruptured the tank and damaged surrounding systems.
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Apollo 13 Power Unit Sinks to Sea Bottom
The Atomic Energy Commission reported indications that Apollo 18 sulfur power unit sank safely to the sea bottom after the disaster and return to earth. The 24.5-pound plutonium generator powered the lunar module life support and was attached to the outside of the lunar landing craft. SCHURMER chairs the board panel on Apollo manufacturing procedures. Twenty Beech-made oxygen and hydrogen tanks have flown on Apollo flights. one tank exploded April 13.
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