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KSC-2009-1330

NASA / KSC · 2009-01-26 · photograph (digital archive)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Construction of the towers on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida continues on the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Here, a 100-foot fiberglass lightning mast is being prepared to be lifted on top of one of the 500-foot towers. The mast will support a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle.

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lightning, pad 39B
Credit lineKSC-2009-1330. NASA/KSC, 2009-01-26. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-1330.
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