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Title: Cabin Prep for EVA
Post by: AS_501 on 09/18/2023 06:11 pm

While watching Tom Mattingly's EVA (for film cannisters) on Apollo 16, I wondered what kind of cabin preps were/are needed before depressurization, on any vehicle (Gemini, Apollo, Soyuz, Dragon, etc.).  In particular, I was wondering about any bagged food or drink packs, liquid waste bags, or anything like that.  Are they stowed in a some kind of pressurized locker before depress?

Similarly, are fluid experiment samples returning on Dragon protected from an emergency cabin depress?

Thx

Title: Re: Cabin Prep for EVA
Post by: Jim on 09/29/2023 12:46 am

no pressurized locker.  Food was in vacuum seal bags.  there was no drinks other than water and flavoring,