Comments on: Space… Smells? http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/07/09/space-smells/ Making Space Commonplace Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:02:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yetiius http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/07/09/space-smells/#comment-3333 Yetiius Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:33:30 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=1765#comment-3333 Could it possibly be that the Suns rays are burning, or lightly cooking the outer fabrics of their space suit, and thus the resulting smell of burning plastic? Could it possibly be that the Suns rays are burning, or lightly cooking the outer fabrics of their space suit, and thus the resulting smell of burning plastic?

]]> By: Jeph http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/07/09/space-smells/#comment-771 Jeph Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:52:18 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=1765#comment-771 No I don't think so. Even days after the last burn the smell lingers. Besides, the hypers would be facing away from the craft, and burns aren't done before or while there's an EVA scheduled. Not sure what FORP is... No I don’t think so. Even days after the last burn the smell lingers. Besides, the hypers would be facing away from the craft, and burns aren’t done before or while there’s an EVA scheduled.

Not sure what FORP is…

]]> By: rockethacker http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/07/09/space-smells/#comment-770 rockethacker Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:12:37 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=1765#comment-770 Could the smell be from burnt propellant lingering near the craft? Hypergols? FORP? Sounds dangerous. Could the smell be from burnt propellant lingering near the craft? Hypergols? FORP? Sounds dangerous.

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