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Topic:	Space capsule metal flotation spheres (balls)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lou Chinal: [B]"Results of the First U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight Feb. 20, 1962," page 8 says: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]The Mercury spacecraft after body heat protection, as shown in figure 2-6, consists of a double-wall construction with insulation between the outer and inner walls.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> There is no mention of flotation balls.[/B][/QUOTE]
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