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KSC-2011-1471
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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 takes a measurement of the surface in the area on space shuttle Atlantis' underside where a heat shield tile will be installed. The tiles are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System that protects the shuttle against temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing.
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Credit lineKSC-2011-1471. NASA/KSC, 2011-02-17. Public domain. ID: KSC-2011-1471.
