Sandia National Labs completes final scan of space shuttle heat shield
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
Nine engineers from Sandia National Laboratories helped ensure Atlantis' safety from Mission Control at Johnson Space Center as the shuttle made its final flight, marking the end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. For the past 22 missions every one since NASA's 2005 return to space Sandia Labs' engineers have worked tirelessly to protect the astronauts with ingenious, space-based inspections of the orbiter's thermal protection system.
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