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KSC-2011-7169
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, for encapsulation inside a backshell. The spacecraft's backshell, a protective cover, carries the parachute and several components used during later stages of entry, descent and landing of the MSL's rover.
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Credit lineKSC-2011-7169. NASA/KSC, 2011-09-23. Public domain. ID: 2011-7169.
