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Inspecting the Heat Shield

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Aug 28, 2012
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Inspecting the Heat Shield
Inside Hangar S at the White Room Facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Scott Carpenter examines the honeycomb protective material on the heat shield of his Mercury capsule nicknamed "Aurora 7."

Inside Hangar S at the White Room Facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Scott Carpenter examines the honeycomb protective material on the heat shield of his Mercury capsule nicknamed “Aurora 7.”Credit: NASA