Experts said protrusions on the otherwisesmooth belly of the shuttle could disturb the air flow during re-entry, causing turbulence that raises temperatures on heatshield tiles downstream.
The large dials of the otherwisesmooth center console seem pulled from old Lincoln radios, and the smooth slope from the brushed aluminum console down to the rear of the cabin are unabashedly American-car design cues that have long since disappeared.
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