Flight-proven nose cap (constructed from ceramic matrix composite, CMC) from NASA's X-38 re-entry demonstrator on display at the 2012 International As

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Flight-proven nose cap (constructed from ceramic matrix composite, CMC) from NASA's X-38 re-entry demonstrator on display at the 2012 International Astronautical Congress exhibition in Naples, Italy.

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Size: 5128px × 3408px
Photo credit: © MARK WILLIAMSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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