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Re: LEGO in space
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 15 May 2001 21:25:59 GMT
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Is this true for LEGO bricks? Has anywone quantitatively tested this?
I bet there is alot of plastic aboard ISS. They probably have a few (modified)
off the shelf laptops. I bet they have ABS in them.
KL
In lugnet.general, Paul Davidson writes:
> There is a reason they don't: "outgassing".
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> All manufactured items slowly release small amounts of gaseous chemicals in
> this process. Living on Earth like we do, the often-toxic molecules are
> quickly swept away by wind and air circulation. But in a closed tin can for
> weeks or years on end, these gases can build up enough to be harmful to the
> space crew's health. All objects intended for space use must therefore pass
> rigorous tests and be built of special plastics and metal alloys.
> Unfortunately, Lego pieces outgas just like most other plastic things.
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> There was actually a good post about this in lugnet.space, I believe.
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> --
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> Paul Davidson
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> Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GDDuL8.JGA@lugnet.com...
> > There is an article on CNN.com about the first ISS crew building
> > a table out of scrap parts.
> >
> > Why don't they send a bunch of LEGO to the ISS? It would have great
> > theraputic and social benefits. They could also use it to kludge things
> > if necessary.
> >
> > I know a bunch of NASA folks read this board. Who'se going to be the
> > brave one?
> >
> > KL
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