NASA researchers are capturing thermal images of the space shuttle during reentry to design better heat shields.
By Brittany Sauser
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The initial images captured by the Navy鈥檚 infrared optical system, Cast Glance, are black and white. This one shows the space shuttle Discovery, during mission STS-128, reentering the Earth鈥檚 atmosphere on September 11.
Photo by: NASA/HYTHIRM team
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