Since Columbia, NASA has been scrupulous about checking for and fixing problems with shuttle heat shields, which protect the ships and their crew from the 3,000-degree Fahrenheit (1648.88C) temperatures of the plunge through the atmosphere prior to landing.
Because I'm sure that during reentry the hottest teh shuttle gets is precisely 1648.88 oC.
I actually laughed out loud when I read this. I am such a dork.
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