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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-121 Commander Steven W. Lindsey and Mission Specialist Lisa M. Nowak examine the wing leading edge of Space Shuttle Atlantis, the orbiter that will take them into space. The leading edge of each of the orbiters’ wings has 22 Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels, made entirely of carbon composite material. The molded components are approximately 0.25-inch to 0.5-inch thick.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-05pd-0761. NASA/KSC, 2005-04-22. Public domain. ID: 05pd0761.
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