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Paul78zephyr
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posted 11-02-2016 10:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Paul78zephyr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have recently read about the mechanical interface between the Orion command and service module using devices called "compression pads."

I am trying to determine if the Apollo command and service modules used a similar mechanical arraignment or how they were mechanically connected? I do not recall any openings on the Apollo CM heat sheild like the ones on the Orion.

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posted 11-03-2016 06:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Headshot   Click Here to Email Headshot     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, Apollo used the compression-pad method to secure the Command Module to the SM. The best description/rendition that I have seen was in Virtual Apollo by Scott Sullivan, published by Apogee Books.

Lou Chinal
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posted 12-11-2016 04:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lou Chinal   Click Here to Email Lou Chinal     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, the compression pads were burnt off during entry.

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