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KSC-2011-1400

NASA / KSC · 2011-02-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a thermal protection system technician prepares the surface under space shuttle Atlantis before installing a heat shield tile. The tiles are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing.

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Credit lineKSC-2011-1400. NASA/KSC, 2011-02-08. Public domain. ID: KSC-2011-1400.

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