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KSC-04pd0536

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 Dave Fuller (left) and Jim Burgess (right) lift the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel toward the left wing leading edge of Discovery for installation. 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.

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Credit lineKSC-04pd0536. NASA/KSC, 2004-03-15. Public domain. ID: KSC-04pd0536.

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