As he exited the gondola, he struck his helmet and cracked the visor, leading to depressurization and his death.
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The 737s experience more takeoffs and landings, and more pressurization / depressurization cycles in a single day than most other planes.
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There are two types of cabin depressurization : one is sudden and severe, the other a slow gradual loss of pressure.
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And repeated pressurization / depressurization cycles lead to fatigue at some critical locations in the fuselage over a very long period of time,
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One air safety investigator who is not directly involved in this crash said that depressurization " could be very insidious ."
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This apparatus was needed because the vehicle avionics and environmental systems were air-cooled, and depressurization in orbit would cause overheating.
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In the cabin, the flight attendants saw a " fog " form within the cabin and immediately recognized it as a depressurization.
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The depressurization was required to avoid the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the astronauts'blood, which could result in decompression sickness.
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Early investigations indicate the explosion was caused by depressurization of a pipeline, and a criminal probe was underway, the news agency said.
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The crew will " walk around, stamp their feet, and see where exactly we've got the depressurization,"