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My error, but the conditions are the same.
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So, how do you climate control a small, thin, flimsy aluminum can in the vast, cold emptyness of space? ( Remembering the entire volume of the spacecraft was emptied into space every time they opened the door. )
Even the official NASA spokesman left the crowd with a "er, um, well, let me get back to you on that".
Not saying it can't be done, but could it be done in 1969 on the first attempt?
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Apparently they may have underestimated the necessity for cooling. As far as the heat goes, the spacecraft had onboard heaters. That's why the Apollo 13 crew damn near froze when they had to shut down their systems to conserve power. I would assume the trip back would have exposed them to sunlight as well as the trip TO the Moon.