United Space Alliance technician Lisa Campbell works with components of the sensor system being placed on the wing leading edge of orbiter Discovery. A total A total of 88 sensors per wing are riding aboard Discovery and future shuttle launches to to measure impacts and temperatures changes during launch and on orbit. Credit: NASA/KSC. Click to enlarge.

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