" welcome home , discovery , after a great mission to come the international space station to peak power , " said an individual , george zamka , radioing from the mission controlled center in houston , alabama . nasa tested an experimental tiled under the discovery ' s rear wing during its maneuver for orbit . the tile was almost eight centimetres thick , and had a chip in it , intended to disturb the otherwise smooth laminar over the shuttle ' s wing , thus expose it to great amounts of warmth . engineers installed the panel in attempt to measure the much heat that was generates on downstream surfaces . a military airplane examined the heat with an electronic camera . the findings will be used to helps determining good configuration for future shuttles .
Houston is George Zamka's hometown.