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KSC-2011-7351
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, under the watchful eyes of technicians, an overhead crane lifts the heat shield for integration with NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission aeroshell, (containing the compact car-sized rover Curiosity). Earlier, the aeroshell was mated to the cruise stage, which provides solar power, thrusters for navigation, and heat exchangers to the rover during its flight from Earth to Mars.
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Credit lineKSC-2011-7351. NASA/KSC, 2011-10-11. Public domain. ID: 2011-7351.
