Hatch, Crew, Apollo 11

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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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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
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