<img alt=“hskap15tunnel_sm-1.jpg” src=“https://blogs.nature.com/news/blog/hskap15tunnel_sm-1.jpg” width=“200” height=“178” border=0 hspace=10 align=right />

From the NASA-commissioned report, Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1969 Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy [pdf]:

Microscopic examination of dust particles collected from the spacecraft after the Apollo 10 mission and of samples collected from the inside of nine garments worn by the Apollo 10 astronauts confirmed preliminary findings that the itching experienced by the astronauts was due to the insulation in the tunnel hatch of the command module. Investigation showed the fiberglass insulation had flaked off during LM pressurization. Review of thermal conditions indicated the insulation was not essential and it was eliminated from future vehicles. [Letter] Kenneth S. Kleinknecht, [Marshall Space Center], to George W. Jeffs, North American Rockwell Corp., July 9, 1969.

For diagrams and photos of the lunar module assembly process, see Myspacemuseum.com

Photo: Apollo 15 crew member David Scott practicing opening the hatch in the docking tunnel between the Command Module and the Lunar Module. / NASA via Honeysucklecreek.net

<img alt=“hskap15tunnel_sm-1.jpg” src=“https://blogs.nature.com/news/blog/hskap15tunnel_sm-1.jpg” width=“200” height=“178” border=0 hspace=10 align=right />

From the NASA-commissioned report, Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1969 Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy [pdf]:

Microscopic examination of dust particles collected from the spacecraft after the Apollo 10 mission and of samples collected from the inside of nine garments worn by the Apollo 10 astronauts confirmed preliminary findings that the itching experienced by the astronauts was due to the insulation in the tunnel hatch of the command module. Investigation showed the fiberglass insulation had flaked off during LM pressurization. Review of thermal conditions indicated the insulation was not essential and it was eliminated from future vehicles. [Letter] Kenneth S. Kleinknecht, [Marshall Space Center], to George W. Jeffs, North American Rockwell Corp., July 9, 1969.

For diagrams and photos of the lunar module assembly process, see Myspacemuseum.com

Photo: Apollo 15 crew member David Scott practicing opening the hatch in the docking tunnel between the Command Module and the Lunar Module. / NASA via Honeysucklecreek.net