shuttle replacement

On 8/10/2010 6:58 PM, Alan Erskine wrote:


My favorite use of old technology was the Gemini hatch in the Skylab
airlock: http://history.nasa.gov/EP-107/p75.htm
That was downright bizarre, given the odd shape that was required for
the mounting for it.

Pat

Also, considering it was a tight squeeze for the Gemini suit, it must
have been even more difficult to enter/leave in an Apollo-era suit.

I assume the whole thing was to show that they were saving money by
using off-the-shelf parts.

Pat