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The Shuttle’s New Boom

The Shuttle's New Boom
A computer-generated view shows the bottom of the Space Shuttle Discovery in flight with the new Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Booster Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) deployed to survey the wing leading edge for damage. The new boom system is just one of many safety improvements made for the Shuttle fleet's Return to Flight.

A computer-generated view shows the bottom of the Space Shuttle Discovery in flight with the new Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Booster Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) deployed to survey the wing leading edge for damage. The new boom system is just one of many safety improvements made for the Shuttle fleet’s Return to Flight.Image Credit: NASA+ Return to Flight