Door to vacuum on the ISS

Question

Provided I had superhuman strength and the ability to open a door even with one atmosphere working against me, are there any singular doors or windows on the ISS which I could open directly to vacuum?

I don't want to have to open two doors so the airlocks are out (assuming they are kept pressurized when not in use).

Organic Marble · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-19T16:03:56.370

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Sure (although you might have to open other hatches to get to them)

The hatches in the PMAs connected to Node 2 if no visiting vehicle there, and the unused CBM hatch on Node 2.

The unused CBM hatches in Node 3.

The unused CBM hatch in Node 1

Probably Russian-side stuff too.

Source: Flying around in DOUG and looking.

edited Nov 19 '19 at 16:03

answered Nov 19 '19 at 01:36

Organic Marble

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One hopes that 'superhuman strength' would be needed to overcome not only 1 atm pressure but any number of safety interlocks! – Carl Witthoft Nov 19 '19 at 12:40
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Are the hatches sealed under pressure, or do they have locking mechanisms? – Vishnu Nov 19 '19 at 14:07
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@Intellex actually just go here: https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/how-are-hatches-set-up-in-the-common-berthing-mechanism-cbm – Organic Marble Nov 19 '19 at 14:10
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To my knowledge, there are no interlocks on the CBM hatches. The air pressure alone on a hatch creates roughly 35,000 lbf keeping it closed. – Tristan Nov 19 '19 at 16:33
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@Tristan I agree. – Organic Marble Nov 19 '19 at 16:39
@Tristan: The plug door taken to its logical conclusion. – Vikki Mar 30 '20 at 23:28

Door to vacuum on the ISS

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