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Space Shuttle Columbia Thermal Tiles

A close view of damaged tiles on the strake or leading edge of the orbiter Columbia's wing. Less than a dozen tiles were damaged in this way. The tiles did not fall off. A portion of their surface is missing. The STS-2 orbiter returned from this second flight in better condition than from its first mission. Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Airforce Base, California, November, 1981.

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Space Shuttle Columbia Thermal Tiles

Caption:

A close view of damaged tiles on the strake or leading edge of the orbiter Columbia's wing. Less than a dozen tiles were damaged in this way. The tiles did not fall off. A portion of their surface is missing. The STS-2 orbiter returned from this second flight in better condition than from its first mission. Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Airforce Base, California, November, 1981.

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Album / NASA/Science Source

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3179 x 4234 px | 38.5 MB

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26.9 x 35.8 cm | 10.6 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1980S • 1981 • AEROSPACE • AMERICAN HISTORY • ASTRONAUTICS • AZULEJO • BLUE ROLLER • BW • CERAMIC TILE • CLOSE UP • CLOSE-UP • CLOSEUP • COLUMBIA • COLUMBIAN • FOREGROUND • GLAZED BRICK • GLAZED TILE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER • MANNED SPACE FLIGHT • MISSION • NASA • NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION • ORBITER • OV-102 • SHUTTLE • SPACE FLIGHT • SPACE PROGRAM • SPACE SHIP • SPACE SHUTTLE • SPACE TRAVEL • SPACECRAFT • SPACEFLIGHT • SPACESHIP • STS-2 • THERMAL PROTECTIVE SYSTEM • THERMAL TILES • TILE TILES • TILE • TILES (FLOOR) • TILES • TILING • U.S. HISTORY • UNITED STATES HISTORY • US HISTORY • VEHICLE