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Originally Posted by weby
Note on the airlock: I have used a Hangar Bay module to represent an airlock in a SM 4 vehicle. A SM 4 hangar bay module is basically a 3 person airlock and a SM 3 one would be a 1 person given that one person is counted as 0.1 tons in spaceships.
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Possible, but how much space (mass) does that "airlock" take up (that could be used for something else) vs. how convenient is it? A SM+4 vehicle is basically a full-size van, and SM+3 is a mini-pickup. It's probably better to use the space for some other component and just depressurize the entire cabin. The Apollo Command and Lunar Modules come to mind (each ~SM+4).