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Sallie A. Keith
Media Relations Office
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Katherine K. Martin
Media Relations Office
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RELEASE: 05-024
When the Space Shuttle Discovery launches next week, visitors to the
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, can get a front-row seat and
meet some of the men and women whose work made the Shuttle a safer
vehicle.
Flight Day 2 - Learn about the ice debris analysis done at Glenn.
Flight Day 4 - Find out how Glenn's wind tunnels were used to analyze
foam on the protuberance air load (PAL) ramps of the Space Shuttle.
Two PAL ramps exist on each of the Shuttle's External Tanks. They are
designed to prevent unsteady air flow underneath the External Tank's
cable trays and pressurization lines.
Flight Day 6 - Discover the role Glenn engineers play in studying the
Reinforced Carbon-Carbon material that makes up the Space Shuttle
wing leading edge and nose cap.
Flight Day 10 - Explore the ply lift phenomena in the Space Shuttle's
reusable solid rocket motor nozzle insulation and the research being
conducted on elements that cause foam debris.
Flight Day 11 - Learn about the work Glenn engineers did on the
Shuttle's main landing gear door seals.
*Dates may shift due to possible delays in launch. Please monitor the
Glenn Events website at
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/events/discovery.html or the
Visitor Center at 216-433-2000. On Saturday, July 23, the Visitor
Center is hosting a Space Memorabilia Show as part of its continuing
Third Saturday Series. The Return to Flight talk will be held in an
alternate location at the Center. More information will be available
at the Visitor Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight
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