Hatch, Crew, Apollo 11

Object Details

Manufacturer

Rockwell International Corporation

Summary

This hatch was the main crew hatch on "Columbia" (CM-107), the Command Module flown on the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The Apollo hatch had to provide a perfect 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 11 hatch covered the side opening in both the pressurized cabin and the external heat shield that covered the spacecraft.

The hatch was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution by the NASA Johnson Space Center in 1970.

Credit Line

Transferred from the NASA-Johnson Space Center

Inventory Number

A19791810000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components

Materials

Metal, glass

Dimensions

Overall: 2 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 3 ft. 3 3/8 in. × 10 5/8 in., 129.7kg (75 × 100 × 27cm, 286lb.)

Other (Window): 10 5/8in. (27cm)

Support (Display stand (2017)): 25.9kg (57lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Destination Moon

Title

Hatch, Crew, Apollo 11

National Air and Space Museum

Record ID

nasm_A19791810000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d349ea80-0c35-4e53-917d-0de64b755d3c