Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:01:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp105.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.169.225] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with SMTP id 554711 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:58:03 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.163.169.225; envelope-from=djmolny@yahoo.com Received: from unknown (HELO ddzfqt21) (djmolny@24.9.182.233 with login) by smtp105.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 3 Dec 2004 13:57:33 -0000 From: "DJ Molny" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Cabin Pressurization in SpaceShipOne X-Original-Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 06:57:31 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 thread-index: AcTZPnqFaXVZzsPtTXSBz3flP9xYpgAATnOQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-ID: > So, what is the cabin pressure differential inside SpaceShipOne? > And how does it get this...bleed air of the engines...doubtful? SS1 has no pressurization system per se. The air is simply sealed inside the "bottle" prior to the flight, where it remains for the duration. The astronaut pilot receives breathing air from tanks. -- DJ