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Next space shuttle will have less foam; Copper swap.(News)
Plastics News, August, 2004 by McClellan, Matt
Byline: Matt McClellan In an attempt to prevent future accidents, NASA is using a heated copper plate to replace some of the foam insulation that protects the space shuttle's fuel tanks from freezing. The agency has been concerned about chunks of foam damaging the shuttle ever since the shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry Feb.
1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts on board. NASA believes the accident was caused by a foam bipod ramp that peeled off during the strain of launch. The loose foam hit the left wing of the orbiter and ripped a hole in it, so the shuttle could not withstand the pressure of re-entry. Polyurethane foam has been used since the beginning of the space shuttle program to insulate the fuel tanks. Ice can build up while the...
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