Object Details
- Manufacturer
- North American Aviation Inc.
- Summary
- This outer hatch cover flew on the Apollo 4 uncrewed mission, the first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle. The so-called Block 1 command module side hatch system consisted of an inward opening pressure vessel hatch and a separate outer hatch as part of the spacecraft heat shield. The outer hatch cover remained in place through recovery.
- NASA transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1977.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19770328000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Brazed stainless-steel honeycomb covered with ablative material
- Ferrous Alloy
- Non-Magnetic Metal Alloys
- Foil
- Plastic
- Adhesive
- Glass
- Paint
- Zinc Chromate Coating
- RTV Rubber
- Mineral Wool
- Foil Covered Textile
- Ink
- Dimensions
- Overall: 129.5 × 88.9 × 12.7cm, 39kg (4 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 11 in. × 5 in., 86lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Title
- Hatch Cover, Apollo 4
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19770328000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d6310ed5-90a9-4d69-8447-3a293055665a
