Houston Texas USA, September 16, 2003: Technician at NASA's Johnson Space Center demonstrates procedures using an epoxy-like fill material that will be used to repair damaged tiles by space shuttle astronauts in space. The two-part mixture will be dispensed into voids, curing in one hour, and will keep the heat of re-entry into Earth's atmosphere from damaging the space shuttle. ©Bob Daemmrich

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Johnson Space Center, Texas September 16, 2003: Briefings and technical tours of the Johnson Space Center south of Houston as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) prepares for the return to flight of the Space Shuttle program in 2004, following the loss of the Columbia shuttle over Texas on Feb. 1st. These photos show procedures using an epoxy-like fill material that will be used to repair damaged tiles by astronauts in space. The two-part mixture will be dispensed into voids, curing in one hour and wll keep the heat of re-entry from damaging the space shuttle. ©Bob Daemmrich

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Location: Houston Texas USA
Photo credit: © Bob Daemmrich / Alamy / Afripics
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