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DownAndOutInSValley t1_ja25px6 wrote

Reply to comment by _hic-sunt-dracones_ in Explosions in space movies? by DemonOfTheAstroWaste

They did this in The Expanse as well. Prior to starting combat operations they’d suit up and pump air to tanks. Space being large they’d typically have plenty of time to see trouble coming or start some.

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ca_fighterace t1_ja2yt0l wrote

Don’t they just depressurize? I never heard anything about pumping air in to tanks.

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GoodbyeSkyPrime t1_ja36plt wrote

Good question. In depressurizing, you have effectively 2 options. Vent your atmosphere into space, or pump it into tanks. In The Expanse, there isn’t a technology to manufacture atmosphere. Venting atmosphere into space would make it unrecoverable and would be very bad for everyone involved. The only option would be storing it in tanks for later repressurization.

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