Same spot on Atlantis.


(09/05/2003) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - William Gaetjens (background),
with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT) directs Japanese astronaut
Koichi Wakata's attention to the spars installed on the wing of the orbiter
Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to
the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on
the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic
attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal
insulation.

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"Alan Pretre" no@spam wrote in message
...
View of Discovery's left wing without the RCC panels installed. Two crew
members for the next shuttle mission appear to be in thought as they look
at the place where all of Columbia's troubles began...

-- Alan




(03/05/2004) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission
Specialists Andrew Thomas and Soichi Noguchi look at the leading edge of
Discovery's wing with RCC panels removed. Noguchi is with the Japanese
Aerospace and Exploration Agency. Crew members are at KSC becoming
familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics
Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the
external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

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(03/15/2004) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing
Facility, the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel is ready for
installation on the left wing leading edge on Discovery. The RCC panels
are mechanically attached to the wing with spars, a series of floating
joints to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections.
Discovery has been named as the orbiter to fly on the first Return to
Flight mission, STS-114.

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(03/15/2004) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing
Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jim Burgess installs the first
Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel on the left wing leading edge of Discovery.
The RCC panels are mechanically attached to the wing with spars, a series
of floating joints to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing
deflections. Discovery has been named as the orbiter to fly on the first
Return to Flight mission, STS-114.

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/tra...?mediaid=22195