Hopped on the forums to make sure I wasn't the only one and had done something wrong, glad I'm not haha...
I've got the exact same problem, but it gets better. If I add redstone to such an airlock, the spawner in my space station begins shooting out an Unnamed block with ID 601. An audio loop plays so I'm majorly confused.
Edit: There was a picture here, but I didn't want to spam area so I'll post it if someone needs it for any reason.