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KSC-2010-2204
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shuttle Atlantis’ hatch closure is in the open position in preparation for the Mylar Pull Test. During the test, the hatch is closed and a scale is used to measure the force required to pull a piece of Mylar paper out from between the door and structural wall thermal barriers. The pull test is performed to ensure the integrity of the hatch and that it has closed properly.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-2010-2204. NASA/KSC, 2010-03-05. Public domain. ID: 2010-2204.
