During simulations, even the super-fit White needed two full minutes to crank the hatch ajar. The test went badly from the outset. A high oxygen flow indicator repeatedly triggered Apollo 1’s ...
even – especially – the door of a spaceship. And [Paul] from “Paul’s Garage” got the nod to fabricate the handle for the Apollo 11 Command Module hatch being built as part of Project Egress.
On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of ...