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KSC-04pd1573
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — On a platform inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a Boeing worker guides the second half of the fairing as it moves into place around the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the upper stage booster and forms an aerodynamically smooth joint, protecting the spacecraft during launch.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-04pd1573. NASA/KSC, 2004-07-27. Public domain. ID: KSC-04pd1573.
