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. … ...

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.

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.

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 ...