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The astronauts will be flying in a vehicle that has been refurbished from nosecap to tail, part of a regular maintenance overhaul for the shuttles every three or four years.
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Great gleaming metal ribs stretched from its titanium nosecap to the more intricate cagework of the tail fins.
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The nosecap blew off, and what unfolded would have looked to an outsider like a collapsing umbrella's framework, perhaps ten yards across-
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988
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After being woken by mission control in Houston with the song "Free Bird" by US rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, the seven-member crew was to deploy the shuttle's robotic arm and check the wings and nosecap for any damage.
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Aboard Endeavour on Saturday, astronauts Eric Boe, Don Pettit and Shane Kimbrough were using the shuttle's robotic arm to look at its wings and nosecap to check for damage to the thermal-protection system.
CNN.com 2008
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Aboard Endeavour on Saturday, astronauts Eric Boe, Don Pettit and Shane Kimbrough were using the shuttle's robotic arm to look at its wings and nosecap to check for damage to the thermal-protection system.
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Aboard Endeavour on Saturday, astronauts Eric Boe, Don Pettit and Shane Kimbrough were using the shuttle's robotic arm to look at its wings and nosecap to check for damage to the thermal-protection system.
KCTV5.com - News 2008
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Endeavour had undocked from the International Space Station, and the crew had begun late inspection of the orbiter's Thermal Protection System (wing leading edges, nosecap, and belly tiles) prior to landing. "
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010
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