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While I'm sure there are plenty of ways a determined astronaut could wreak havoc on the ISS, opening the hatch isn't one of them. Much like on an airplane, the
by jaywalk 4y ago
While I'm sure there are plenty of ways a determined astronaut could wreak havoc on the ISS, opening the hatch isn't one of them. Much like on an airplane, the pressure differential makes it impossible to open when the inside is pressurized and the outside is not.
- stevenjgarner 4y agoDo we know for sure there are no weapons on the ISS?
- efitz 4y agoUh, on an airplane, you absolutely CAN open the door at altitude because the pressure inside is greater than outside. I think you’re thinking of submarines, where the higher pressure outside holds the hatches shut.
- sundowners 4y agoThat's why Submarine hatches are conical and open out, and airplane hatches open in. The pressure differential keeps them closed. Yes, the plane door eventually pivots out of the hole and hands on the outside but it first had to move inside the cabin a little bit