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[i]This hatch was the same as that used on the Gemini spacecraft. In 1965, Astronaut Edward White had exited through one like it on Gemini 4 to become the first American to walk in space. The hatch had been well tested and proven in space. It was selected because of the predominant design philosophy of Skylab, which was to use, as much as possible, equipment that had proven itself in the environment of space.[/i]
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