Crews in Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy space Center in Florida remove space shuttle Discovery's right-hand inner heat shield from engine No. 1.

佛罗里达州NASA肯尼迪航天中心，OPF - 2机库内工作人员正从1号引擎上拆除发现号航天飞机的右内隔热板。这是发现号转移和退役处理工作的一部分。

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A special silicone adhesive is used to bond the heat shield tiles on the space shuttle.

特种硅橡胶粘合剂用于粘合航天飞机上的隔热片。

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Astronauts began their first full day in space by inspecting the heat shield to ensure the shuttle is safe to return to Earth in two weeks.

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And high-tech ceramics are used to make everything from electronic components (capacitors and resistors) to the heat shield on the space shuttle.

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But first, two NASA astronauts successfully completed a space walk today and removed two troubling pieces of ceramic fabric sticking out from the Discovery Shuttle's heat shield.

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