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KSC-2009-1887
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers watch closely as the second half of the fairing is moved into the mobile service tower for placement around NASA's Kepler spacecraft (left) to complete encapsulation. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-2009-1887. NASA/KSC, 2009-02-26. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-1887.
