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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Joel Smith prepares an area on the orbiter Discovery for blanket installation.  The blankets are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000° Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Discovery is scheduled to fly on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.
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Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Joel Smith prepares an area on the orbiter Discovery for blanket installation. The blankets are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000° Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Discovery is scheduled to fly on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Joel Smith prepares an area on the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Duane Williams prepares the blanket insulation to be installed on the body flap on orbiter Discovery.  The blankets are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000° Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Discovery is scheduled to fly on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.
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Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Duane Williams prepares the blanket insulation to be installed on the body flap on orbiter Discovery. The blankets are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000° Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Discovery is scheduled to fly on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Duane Williams prepares the blanket...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Duane Williams prepares the blanket insulation to be installed on the body flap on orbiter Discovery.  The blankets are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000° Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Discovery is scheduled to fly on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.
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Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Duane Williams prepares the blanket insulation to be installed on the body flap on orbiter Discovery. The blankets are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000° Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Discovery is scheduled to fly on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, KSC employee Duane Williams prepares the blanket...

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NASA image: Wilson, smiles at the camera in the MDK during STS-121
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Jul 6, 2006

Wilson, smiles at the camera in the MDK during STS-121

S121-E-05486 (6 July 2006) --- Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, after several years training and two launch delays,...

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NASA image: Nowak with timeline on the orbiter FD during STS-121
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Jul 6, 2006

Nowak with timeline on the orbiter FD during STS-121

S121-E-05532 (6 July 2006) --- Astronaut Lisa M. Nowak logs data while temporarily occupying the commander's station...

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NASA image: Reiter smiles at camera in the MDK during STS-121
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Jul 5, 2006

Reiter smiles at camera in the MDK during STS-121

S121-E-05215 (5 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany floats on the middeck...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00161
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Jun 9, 2005

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At Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Discovery has been remated to its External Tank...

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Apr 25, 2005

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Now on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: a revised launch window for Space Shuttle Discovery. Two loaded and one...

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Mar 20, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the crew for mission STS-121 look at the trailing umbilical system reel...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd0263
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Feb 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, members of the...

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Feb 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, members of the...

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Feb 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-121 Mission...

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Feb 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-121 Mission...

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Feb 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, members of the...

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Feb 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-121 Mission...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0431
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Mar 15, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -The second redesigned External Tank (ET-121) moves slowly on the road from the Turn...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0379
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Mar 9, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Port Canaveral, a tug maneuvers the barge carrying a newly redesigned External Tank...

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Mar 9, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Port Canaveral, a tug maneuvers the barge carrying a newly redesigned External Tank...

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Mar 9, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The barge carrying a newly redesigned External Tank (ET-121) designated for use on...

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Mar 15, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Through the open doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building can be seen the second...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0432
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Mar 15, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second redesigned External Tank (ET-121) dwarfs the workers accompanying it on its...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0377
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Mar 9, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The barge carrying a newly redesigned External Tank (ET-121) designated for use on...

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Mar 15, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second redesigned External Tank (ET-121) is ready to leave the barge at the Turn...

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Mar 15, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second redesigned External Tank (ET-121) moves toward the open doors in the Vehicle...

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