Questions tagged [airlock]
Questions about airlocks, used to exit a space craft, without venting all the interior atmosphere.
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Could a Ferroliquid airlock work?
After looking at the previous question on liquid airlocks, I noted that the main problem with technology is that the force of gravity is far too weak on any body that an airlock would be a useful ...
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What is the efficiency of current airlock designs
I know that current airlocks in space cannot be 100% efficient. There must be some loss in atmosphere or in the very least a certain amount of power consumption.
Can someone find statistics that ...
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What is the mass of the Cabin Air Rack of the Quest Joint Airlock?
And where should I have looked for this information?
The mass of the avionics rack would also be nice.
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