The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is currently designing the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) as a replacement for the Space Shuttle for manned missions to the International Space Station, as a command module for returning astronauts to the moon, and as an earth reentry vehicle for the final leg of manned missions to the moon and Mars. The CEV resembles a scaled-up version of the heritage Apollo vehicle; however, the CEV seal requirements are different than those from Apollo because of its different mission requirements. A review is presented of some of the seals used on the Apollo spacecraft for the gap between the heat shield and backshell and for penetrations through the heat shield, docking hatches, windows, and the capsule pressure hull.


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    Title :

    Apollo Seals: A Basis for the Crew Exploration Vehicle Seals



    Conference:

    42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit ; 2006 ; Sacramento, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2006-11-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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