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KSC-07pd0608
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, a technician carefully sands away the red dye that has been applied to the external tank to help expose cracks or compression dents, while another technician uses a compression hose to remove excess particles. A severe thunderstorm with golf ball-sized hail caused visible divots in the giant tank's foam insulation and minor surface damage to about 26 heat shield tiles on the shuttle's left wing.
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Credit lineKSC-07pd0608. NASA/KSC, 2007-03-09. Public domain. ID: KSC-07pd0608.
