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Hypothetically speaking would it be possible for someone to punch out the window on an Apollo command module? I need to know for a thing I'm writing
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Well, failing that, if anybody can think of a fun way for someone to suddenly, unexpectedly, deliberately, forcibly decompress a space capsule let me know
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Given what happened to Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, I'm guessing the answer is no. :-(
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https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/CSM06_Command_Module_Overview_pp39-52.pdf … Not under normal human strength. You could probably take a shard of ceramic from a spark plug and shatter the tempered glass with a good kick. Not certain about the middle pane, though.
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And some actual testing: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/documents/apolloSpacecraftWindows.pdf … I don't know how to use most of the information here but it seems like earlier Apollo Missions on re-entry 'only' needs a good 40,000PSI punch to crack it.
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