any idea about the space suits on Apollo missions? I

To my knowledge, no definitive catalog has been compiled on all the artifacts left on the moon, but a group connected to Arizona State (I think) was looking to fund one for A11.

Everything non-essential to getting back to orbit was tossed, backpacks, overshoes, cameras, tools, all chucked out the door prior to departure to save fuel.

Suits however, stayed on as it would be quite cold when they opened the door for the last time. I think the outer helmets were tossed as well.

Check the Apollo Surface Journals entries for more details, look at the time frame in the hour of so before liftoff on each flight. Also check the ascent stage films from the first seconds of liftoff. (particularly A17 which tilted over a bit and photographed most of the landing area.) The backpacks are easily distinguished.

Assuming it reflects ice like ice on Mercury -- making that assumption.

Paul Spudis would certainly be the go-to guy on that topic, an I hope he is correct. Water ice is a lot easier to deal with if you want to process the stuff into rocket fuel and mixers for vodka/Tang™ spritzes. The radar data along with the radio inteferometry data confirm hydrogen, and thats what we can say for certain.

If it is water ice, we'll have to dig at least a half-meter or so to get it, using robots that can see in the dark of the cold traps, as the warmth of even a flashlight will begin cooking off the precious volatiles. You don't want to do that as Tang™ and vodka by themselves are pretty yucky. (don't ask me how I know that)

Originally posted by SpaceMax
Everything non-essential to getting back to orbit was tossed, backpacks, overshoes, cameras, tools, all chucked out the door prior to departure to save fuel.

Suits however, stayed on as it would be quite cold when they opened the door for the last time. I think the outer helmets were tossed as well.

Well about that Tang and Vodka... I hear that damages brain cells... And how did NASA ever talk the Russians into Tang They are usually smarter than that... (using pencils instead of million dollar space pens,,, jumper cables to fix the ISS )

Perhaps you could answer another question... does the LEM have an airlock?

Originally posted by zorgon

Actually NO I was showing clouds long before John told me about the possibility of a "breathable atmosphere" and the comments all were there are no clouds... there are no dust storms...

I don't recall those conversations, but I wasn't around and didn't know you when you were not with John, so I just related any of this to the atmosphere discussion out of habit, lol.

I don't find it at all surprising to find you now stating "Oh yeah it makes sense... we have know about this effect for some time..."

To be quite frank... its really ridiculous... If you knew so much about this dust phenomena then please explain to me why you did not present this as a counter argument before?

Sorry, didn't mean to come across in the manner you obviously took this. The times you have brought this up before when I was involved you were trying to use it in a thread (or part of a thread, can't remember) to support the atmosphere argument on the moon. Since this known (albeit not fully understood) phenomenon in no way contributed to you and John's conclusions of a breathable atmosphere, I ignored (ha, ha...me ignore something) for obvious reasons. You brining it up before did not serve but to confuse and obfuscate, and I didn't want to bother. But I must apologize, here is a different thread about it, and if you would like to discuss this natural phenomenon without the context of supporting some of you and John's absurd conclusions then I say move it to space exploration or another forum, as you mentioned in another thread recently, what does this have to do with a conspiracy? I mean, your not using it to back up any wild claims, just want to discuss the science and technical nature of the phenomenon, right? What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

you guys are really something Where in this presentation on Levitating dust storms did I mention "breathable atmosphere"? Thats why I put this in a separate thread... This thread is about CLOUDS

I apologize, I seem to have a knee jerk reaction when someone mention clouds to go straight to the breathable atmosphere subject, as I recell the whole clouds thing comoing up during multiple discuss of a breathable atmosphere. I am wrong to assume, or try to read between the lines.

... seems YOU on the other hand are not as smart as I gave you credit for...

Sorry to disappoint you, lol. I have been pretty sick the last couple of days, can I use that as an excuse? (and I do mean really sick) Also, please excuse any grammatical or spelling errors, head is a little cloudy (mmmmmm...morphine)

I have a feeling no matter what I present you would gain nothing... despite what you claim you know...

Ha, gotcha. Your wrong on that one. I am pretty stubborn, but I do keep an open mind. There have been several important things you have posted that I followed up that changed my outlook on two key discussions in this forum. Naturally, I would never give you credit or normally never acknowledge it aloud, as your head is probably to big to fit in the door already. I wonder, though, if there is anything the we post that you absorb as well?

Originally posted by SpaceMax
Nope, just a flimsy aluminum door.
You don't believe everything you read on the internets now do you?

What? You mean if its written its not truth? Dagnabbit Well hey it worked for those religious texts for 2000 years...

But you mentioned that they would get cold when they opened the door to toss out the trash... like PLSS, boots helmet and all that useless junque... so if they got cold one might wonder why they didn't suffer explosive decompression at the same time...

seeing as there is no airlock

Originally posted by IgnoreTheFacts
I say move it to space exploration or another forum, as you mentioned in another thread recently, what does this have to do with a conspiracy?

Ah but the conspiracy here is simply NASA with holding facts... no mention of sunset rays during Apollo... no mention of any kind of 'storms' electrostatic or otherwise... Until now...

See thats the thing its not as simple as each individual part of this, its the overall picture of lies, coverups and misdirections... possibly from a mistaken belief that any hint of this would make people panic and go screaming "The Aliens are here"...

And the Goose is about to be Christmas Dinner

Originally posted by IgnoreTheFacts
Sorry to disappoint you, lol. I have been pretty sick the last couple of days, can I use that as an excuse? (and I do mean really sick) Also, please excuse any grammatical or spelling errors, head is a little cloudy (mmmmmm...morphine) post that you absorb as well?

Sure I'll cut ya some slack But maybe its all those paint fumes Had some friends in Canada had similar issues...

As to spelling etc ... heck no worries... I have posted reports from PhD's that have those in it. So if you cough on the Moon does it go all around and hit you from behind

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Originally posted by zorgon

Ah but the conspiracy here is simply NASA with holding facts... no mention of sunset rays during Apollo... no mention of any kind of 'storms' electrostatic or otherwise... Until now...

See thats the thing its not as simple as each individual part of this, its the overall picture of lies, coverups and misdirections

Well, there is no doubt that there is information from NASA that does not reach the public in a timely manner. However, you can take that as evidence of a nefarious cover up, total bureaucratic incompetence, a mixture of both, or whatever.

So, while I'm not going to argue lack of forthcoming information from NASA on some things (can't argue that, it's true) I'm also not going to shout cover up or conspiracy from the hills because of it either.

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Originally posted by IgnoreTheFacts
So, while I'm not going to argue lack of forthcoming information from NASA on some things (can't argue that, it's true) I'm also not going to shout cover up or conspiracy from the hills because of it either.

Well personally I give NASA more slack than John does... they answer to a higher boss... I am willing to bet they 'have their orders' and most in NASA don't know everything that is going on. I think it was a mistake to put NASA officially under the DoD... but I am sure they had their reasons

One of the things I do like about NASA is their current policy to 'play the game' along with us...

I mean that "Flyby Shooting of Venus" that was their idea not mine... The Martian "Blueberries" NASA knows as well as we do that the general populace responds better to an entertaining presentation and is more likely to remember more if it was fun... Thats why so few follow the links to boring hard to understand technical documents that are 400 pages long saying "The sky is Blue"

Moon Fountains to explain sunset rays ... yup I like this new approach...

Also the pulling of the fruit file on ISS a week after our presentation, then replacing it with a file on how they have better preservatives to keep fruit fresh... uh huh nice followup

Yes I KNOW they are watching The Chinese media response to bloggers is proof that someone is paying attention to what the populace thinks

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so if they got cold one might wonder why they didn't suffer explosive decompression at the same time...

Check out some docs on the Apollo suits and note how they are put together. On A11 they boarded and hooked up the suits to the LMs dashboard life support. Peeled the outer layers, and tossed the unneeded stuff, locked the door, and then pressurized the cabin.

That was the first time anyone knew what the Moon smelled like...


(When Zorgon goes to the Moon, must remember to use extra, extra large font on his procedures checklist...)


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Originally posted by zorgon
Smells like gunpowder!!!! Must be all that blasting going on up there...

Are you sure it doesn't smell like "Teen Spirit"? Maybe that's where Curt Cobain is??? Let's get him back on Earth!!!!!

Originally posted by Max_TO
\"Instruments placed on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts measured various properties of the Moon\'s atmosphere, but analysis of the data was difficult because the atmosphere\'s extreme thinness made contamination from Apollo-originated gases a significant factor. \"

The exhaust from the Apollo program LAMs (rocket engines emit gases, you know) increased the weight of the Lunar atmosphere by the whole 30%. Something for the ignorami to chew upon. Breathable atmosphere on the Moon my @55.

I am sorry , I was not trying to imply anything other then , yes it is very possible that the moon does indeed poses a atmosphere . I don\'t want to imply that I would want to try and breath it .