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KSC-2011-7261
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a section of the Atlas V payload fairing for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission hangs vertically from the ceiling. The fairing has been uncovered, revealing the fairing acoustic protection (FAP) system lining its interior. The FAP protects the payload by dampening the sound created by the rocket during liftoff.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-2011-7261. NASA/KSC, 2011-10-06. Public domain. ID: 2011-7261.
