Blast door

A set of blast doors on Cairo Station.

A blast door is a type of heavy door designed to withstand large amounts of damage, especially by explosives, or to seal pressurized compartments on a starship in case of a hull breach.

Background

Blast doors are an important safety measure for many starships or space stations. Blast doors are similar to airlocks in that they are used to seal off areas suffocating, or have a strong possibility of suffocating a breach and loss of atmosphere. They are distinguished by their interlocking sections that rise from the floor, and drop from the ceiling. The UNSC Pillar of Autumns blast doors had large panels of what seem to be high-strength plexi-glass, since it can resist blasts of plasma from the handheld Plasma Rifle. ^[1]

On the Pillar of Autumn, the blast doors were also used to trap Covenant boarding parties. This is an efficient way of cutting off boarding parties, as the doors are built to be extremely resilient to damage.^[1]

Blast doors are also commonly used in blast shelters, military bases or other locations where heavy, secure doors are necessary. The city of New Mombasa had heavy blast doors in its tunnel systems and separating its city compartments, to seal off select areas in case of an emergency.^[2]

Gallery

A heavy blast door outside Crow's Nest.
Blast Door in its open position (marked by the yellow and black markings on the floor)
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A closed blast door on the Pillar of Autumn
Covenant boarders attempt to burn through a blast door on Cairo Station.
A blast door separating New Mombasa's compartmentalized sectors.
A blast door at New Mombasa's Waterfront Highway.