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Forum:	Mercury - Gemini - Apollo
Topic:	Apollo 1: Venting switch in command module?

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by moorouge: [B] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Skylon: [b]They began venting the atmosphere in an attempt to starve the fire.[/b][/QUOTE] Where did this come from? There is no mention of this action in the report of the accident review board. In fact the report says that one of the reasons for the inability to open the hatch was because the pressure relief valve was not coping, as detailed here - <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]With a slightly higher pressure inside the Command Module than outside, opening the inner hatch is impossible because of the resulting force on the hatch. Thus the inability of the pressure relief system to cope with pressure increase due to the fire made opening of the inner hatch impossible until after cabin rupture, and after rupture the intense and widespread fire together with rapidly increasing carbon monoxide concentrations further prevented egress.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> No where is mentioned that the crew attempted to activate this valve.[/B][/QUOTE]
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