Object Details
- Manufacturer
- North American Aviation Inc.
- Summary
- This hatch was part of the unmanned Apollo 6 Command Module (CM 020), which was launched in April 1968, to evaluate the Saturn V Apollo system. The Apollo hatch had to provide an adequate seal for proper cabin pressurization, thermal protection during re-entry, and water-tight conditions during splashdown and recovery. An example of the "unified hatch" designed following the fatal Apollo 204 fire in January 1967, the Apollo 6 hatch covered the side opening in both the pressurized cabin and the external heat shield that covered the spacecraft.
- The hatch was transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center to the Smithsonian Institution in 1974.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19770327000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 39 in. tall x 31 in. wide (99.06 x 78.74cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19770327000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv911f5e4dd-42a3-4221-a3d2-3cf47bce06dd
