[ExI] Dawn launch (loading the xenon)

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Russell those are not hazmat suits, but rather standard spacecraft
clean-room attire.  The issue is not protecting the humans from the
spacecraft, but rather protecting the spacecraft from the humans.

 

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Russell Wallace
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On 6/12/07, Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:

The crane was fixed last week to assemble the second stage of the rocket.
See pics below for loading the spacecraft with propellant (xenon)

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=173 


Took a look at these just now - the technicians are in hazmat suits? I
thought the purpose of using xenon instead of mercury was to avoid the need
for such elaborate precautions? 

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