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Shuttle Columbia Special 5 Shuttle Columbia Special 5 Four compounds from NASA focusing on 'Achilles' heel' Four compounds from she has been exposed until it is too late of shuttle shuttle can harm on for treatment. shuttle can harm on (Continues from Page 4) People who suspect contact with contact the chemical are urged to flush their body contact and clothes with large amounts of water, The astronauts killed in the disaster were commander Rick Husband, pilot William ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Four and, if necessary, remove their clothing McCool, payload commander Michael compounds used on the space shuttle and bathe with soap and water at least 15 Anderson, mission specialists David Columbia could pose an immediate minutes. Eyes should be held open and Brown, Laurel Clark and Kalpana hazard to people on the ground, a NASA flushed with water for at least as long. Chawla, and Israel's first astronaut, Ilan spokeswoman said Sunday. People who suspect contact should be Ramon. The deadliest chemical of the four taken to a hospital or doctor as soon as would not provide any warning to possible. NASA chief: Safety comes first someone who touched it, according to Pure ammonia is a clear liquid at toxicology databases. normal temperatures with a pungent NASA's administrator said The compounds are: two forms of smell. It was used as a coolant to remove Monday that any concerns the agency's hydrazine, nitrogen tetroxide and a pure heat from the electrical systems on the advisory panel had raised about shuttle form of ammonia. orbiter engines. It can blister a person's safety were focused on the future process Raw hydrazine fueled the shuttle's lungs if it is inhaled and can cause death rather than upcoming flights, and auxiliary power units, which generated in high concentrations. [End] Columbia would never have been hydraulic pressure for various functions allowed to lift off without passing a in the shuttle. rigorous inspection. Another form of the chemical, "We're worried about safety every monomethyl hydrazine, fueled the single day in this agency," Sean O'Keefe shuttle's maneuvering systems while it said. "There's not a single flight that takes was in space, said Randy Azera, a former off without going through a very, very NASA engineer and consultant to CNN. rigid, extremely methodical safety Both forms of hydrazine are clear, regime." flammable liquids. They can irritate the The New York Times reported that eyes, skin and respiratory system and five of the nine members of NASA's cause vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, Welcome to the world advisory panel were removed last year convulsions and permanent damage to Welcome to the world after they warned of looming safety internal organs. They are considered of REL-MAR.COM of REL-MAR.COM troubles for the shuttle fleet. 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