Bay 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center workers are nearby as a crane lifts the nose cap to be installed onto Endeavour.

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers are nearby as a crane lifts the reinforced carbon-carbon nose cap to be installed onto Endeavour. The nose cap is insulated with thermal protection system blankets made of a woven ceramic fabric. The special blankets help insulate the vehicle's nose cap and protect it from the extreme temperatures it will face during a mission. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann