11ACTIVATING SAFETY DOORS

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On the space station, doors restrict access to certain zones and ensure that astronauts can only get into areas where they’re qualified to work. Many doors require personal access passes to open, and the engineering bay doors can only be opened with a button in Mission Control. The engineering bay doors also have a timer that closes them automatically to increase security.

The doors also enforce safety rules that require astronauts to have a working suit before they can enter the airlock and to have a buddy with them before the door to the planet surface can open. Footage from the security camera suggests that some astronauts ...

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