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The Apollo contract specified a shirt-sleeve environment. For this reason, North American was told not to include in its design a hatch that opened by explosives, like Mercury’s. An accidentally blown hatch in space would cause an instant vacuum and certain death for an astronaunt not wearing his pressure suit.
Major parts of the CM Structure
NAA Apollo Team Storms, Paup, and Feltz
Carpenter, Glenn, & Schirra in a full-scale mock up of the CM
The Impact Facility at NAA
Interior of a partial full-scale mockup of CM
Complete Apollo Family
