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Space Shuttle Return to Flight vehicles

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Orbiter Boom Sensor System official NASA archive view

Orbiter Boom Sensor SystemSpace Shuttle heat-shield inspection boom/Flown hardwareThe Orbiter Boom Sensor System was a 50-foot robotic-arm extension introduced after the Columbia accident so crews could inspect the Shuttle's heat shield in orbit.