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bobw
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I've watched most of the astronauts board the shuttles. The door closing guy looks to me like he is putting tiles into gaps around the hatch. I imagine that he is going to turn a wrench or something to tighten the tiles. But I never get to see them actually finish closing the hatch. NASA-TV always cuts to the same cabin shot with the belly on the right. Don't get me wrong I like watching the crew move around inside the cabin. Then they cut back to the guys with their safety harnesses on taking down the walls. <br /><br />I really don't have a clue what it takes to close the hatch and I've made it a point to try to watch and see. Does anybody know of drawings of the door mechanism or a checklist?<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>