KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, left, talks to the Flow Liner Inspection & Repair team members, who are with United Space Alliance (USA). Nelson presented a gold seal Senate certificate to the team for their part in finding the cracks in orbiter flow liners and repairing them. On the right is David Strait, orbiter inspector, who first spotted the fuel-line crack. Second from the right is Jerry Goudy, welder, who performed arc welding on one of Atlantis' flow liners. Between Goudy and Nelson is Rick Beckwith, structural engineer.
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date August 28, 2002