Space Capsule Egress in Heavy Seas. ... Even so, the Orion capsule is significantly larger than the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules that were used in the early days of the space program.

A door’s hinges are arguably its most important pieces. After all, a door without hinges is just, well, a wall. Or a bulkhead, if we’re talking about a hingeless hatch on a spacecraft. … ...

With assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and support staff, NASA Astronauts Daniel Burbank, Stanley Love, Mike Fincke and Victor Glover practice egress techniques from NASA's new Orion capsule ...

NASA on Thursday gave visitors at Kennedy Space Center a glimpse at one of it's most historic -- and tragic -- artifacts: the hatch door of the infamous Apollo 1 spacecraft.

Fifty years ago, a fire broke out during a test of the rocket that would take men to the Moon. Three astronauts died on the launch pad – but their deaths were not in vain.

And in a grand and very hacker-friendly style, we might add, as his Project Egress aims to build a full-scale replica of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s hatch. A Hatch to be Reckoned With ...

After the Apollo 1 fire, a tragedy that killed three astronauts in 1967, NASA changed its thinking about space capsule design and safety forever. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

"We're calling it Project Egress, and it consists of a LIFE-SIZE replica hatch to exhibit in the museum!" wrote Savage on Tested.com, where he serves as editor.. Using 3D scans of the Apollo 11 ...