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STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, payload bay aft firewall and thermal insulation
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STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, payload bay aft firewall and thermal insulation

NASA / JSC · 1991-06-14 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS040-31-029 (5-14 June 1991) --- This close-up 35mm scene of the aft firewall in the Space Shuttle Columbia's cargo bay reveals a piece of thermal insulation that had loosened. The crew discovered the loose blanket soon after opening the cargo bay doors on June 5, 1991.

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Credit lineSTS-40 Columbia, OV-102, payload bay aft firewall and thermal insulation. NASA/JSC, 1991-06-14. Public domain. ID: s40-31-029.
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