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Launch Chamber initially
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Stage 1 -
Fuel line is detached, pilots enter the outer ring.
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Stage 2 -
Pilots walk down hallway. Elevator platform is lowered, entrance to hallway is sealed.
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Stage 3 -
Pilots board elevator platform, which raises them to the main level.
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Stage 4 -
Pilots walk through second hallway, entering personal elevators.
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Stage 5 -
Elevators carry pilots to the upper level.
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Stage 6 -
Pilots enter ships via walkway. Walkway retracts as the cockpit closes.
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Stage 7 -
Hangar doors open and engines fire. Smoke is ventilated through exhaust chamber.
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Stage 8 -
Hangar doors are closed after ships clear the top and the smoke clears.
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