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KSC-04pd2123
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In an installation demonstration the Orbiter Processing Facility, a sensor is placed on the wing leading edge of orbiter Discovery. The sensors are part of the Wing Leading Edge Impact Detection System, a new safety measure added for all future Space Shuttle missions. The system also includes accelerometers that monitor the orbiter's wings for debris impacts during launch and while in orbit. There are 22 temperature sensors and 66 accelerometers on each wing.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-04pd2123. NASA/KSC, 2004-10-12. Public domain. ID: KSC-04pd2123.
