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KSC-04pd0528

NASA / KSC · 2004-03-15 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technicians Jim Burgess (left) and Dave Fuller (right) prepare the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel for installation on the left wing leading edge on Discovery. The RCC panels are mechanically attached to the wing with spars, a series of floating joints to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. Discovery has been named as the orbiter to fly on the first Return to Flight mission, STS-114.

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Credit lineKSC-04pd0528. NASA/KSC, 2004-03-15. Public domain. ID: KSC-04pd0528.
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