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[i]This segment of Inconel-covered cerachrome insulation once was bolted to a flange on a reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) component of the shuttle's leading edge structure and was attached to an aluminum wing spar. It protected the metallic fittings and spar from the heat radiated during reentry from the inside surface of the RCC wing panels.[/i]
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