re: It's actually recognizable!

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Doug Ellison — 3/16/2004 9:59:14 AM (archived)

"Did Lockheed-Martin put a layer of Mylar on top of the polyimide to line the interior of the heatshield? It's not in the speicification."

Maybe not in the specification, but it IS in every single photo of the heatshield at the KSC website.

http://www.astrosurf.com/planete-mars/missions2003/mer/construction/images/heatshield.jpg

Doug

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Spirt's heat shield took a beating - REB - 3/15/2004 9:52:10 PM
- light version (detail) - Robert - 3/16/2004 2:02:43 AM
  - It's actually recognizable! - Gary - 3/16/2004 6:34:12 AM
    - Don't be surprised if a 'closer-look' is on JPL's agenda. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/16/2004 4:11:33 PM
      - re: Don't be surprised if a 'closer-look' is on JPL's agenda. - Doug Ellison - 3/16/2004 7:15:14 PM
        
        Opportunity heat shield - PB - 3/16/2004 11:41:22 PM
        
        Extended Ops - Nick Hoffman - 3/17/2004 2:55:27 PM
        
        re: Extended Ops - Doug - 3/17/2004 11:23:17 PM
      - re: Don't be surprised if a 'closer-look' is on JPL's agenda. - REB - 3/16/2004 4:59:41 PM
    - re: It's actually recognizable! - Doug Ellison - 3/16/2004 9:59:14 AM

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