Object

Shuttle Bay Door Control Panel

Flush-mounted interactive panel embedded in the hangar bulkhead, used by crew to remotely operate the shuttle bay doors (e.g., sliding them open/closed). Distinct from the physical doors it controls.

1 appearances

Purpose

To command and monitor the shuttle-bay doors: send open/close requests, display door status and interlock warnings, and provide a local manual override for hangar access control.

Significance

The panel functions as the operational trigger for the scene’s emotional pivot — its activation uncovers a breathtaking double‑star vista and sets the ceremonial calm that immediately flips into crisis when the ship lurches. Practically mundane, it becomes the instrument that converts curiosity into urgent action.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S3E1 · Evolution

Shuttle Bay: Double Star — Awe Shattered

The shuttle-bay call panel is the direct interface the crewmember touches to begin the sequence. It functions as the tactile trigger that turns engineering process into cinematic reveal, translating human intent into mechanical motion that alters the scene's emotional register.

Before: Flush-mounted and idle beside the hangar aperture, showing normal status LEDs and ready for input.

After: Activated — responded with the expected control signal and likely changed indicator lights as the bay door cycled open.

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