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Umm..
That's the heat shield .. on the nose, for re-entry.
Boeing Advanced Network and Space Systems material and process engineer Elizabeth Chu inspects the Thermal Protection System Manufacturing
Demonstration Unit developed for NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle project on November 13th, 2007. Boeing Advanced Systems was awarded a contract
to develop a prototype heat shield to protect NASA astronauts from extreme heat during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere upon returning from lunar
and low-Earth orbit missions. (Boeing Photo - Joe Olmos) #
Boeing got the contract for the heat-shield.. here is the heat shield.. it's not a flying saucer lol.
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