FISHEYE VIEW—This fisheye lens view of Columbia shows the thermal
protection blanket that protects the orbiter and astronauts from intense heat during reentry into the earth’s atmosphere from .The Lockheed-developed tiles have withstood the rigors of reentry three times and are designed to survive at least 100 spaceflights.
This photo was taken by NASA photographers in the Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building.
Vintage press release and photo, not many of these out there.
protection blanket that protects the orbiter and astronauts from intense heat during reentry into the earth’s atmosphere from .The Lockheed-developed tiles have withstood the rigors of reentry three times and are designed to survive at least 100 spaceflights.
This photo was taken by NASA photographers in the Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building.
Vintage press release and photo, not many of these out there.