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KSC-2011-1474

NASA / KSC · 2011-02-17 · 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 inspects the area on space shuttle Atlantis' underside before a heat shield tile is 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-2011-1474. NASA/KSC, 2011-02-17. Public domain. ID: KSC-2011-1474.

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