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STS-116 Shuttle Mission Imagery
This image does show a small piece of unidentified debris, not a concern for the shuttle, near the aft end of the external fuel tank.
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S116-E-05003 (9 Dec. 2006) --- This image was taken by an electronic camera mounted on the underside of the Space Shuttle Discovery as the shuttle's external fuel tank was jettisoned about eight and a half minutes after launch Dec. 9. The umbilical well camera imagery was dark and not highly detailed as a result of Discovery's nighttime launch. Its quality met the expectations of shuttle engineers. This image does show a small piece of unidentified debris, not a concern for the shuttle, near the aft end of the tank.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 12/11/2006
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