" arrival house , pioneer , after a grand mission to bring the international space station to all power , " commented an astronaut , jack zamka , radioing from the launch control center in beaumont , texas . astronauts tested an experimental tile under the discovery ' s east claw during its approach for takeoff . the tile was almost eight centimeters thin , and had a break in it , planned to disturb the otherwise smooth aerodynamics over the mission ' s wing , therefore exposing it to high levels of warmth . engineers installed the pattern in order to detect the excess power that was dissipated on downstream tiles . a domestic team monitored the heat with an infrared camera . the light will be used to quickly identify suitable designing for next shuttles .
buffalo is bob zamka ' s son .