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Testing to avert disasters: external Space Shuttle tank foam; Nondestructive evaluation of the Space Shuttle external tank foam was carried out at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Advanced Materials & Processes, May, 2005 by Thom, Robert L.
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During launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, mission STS-107, a large piece of spray-on foam insulation (SOFI) separated from the external tank left bipod ramp area, and impacted the shuttle orbiter left wing leading edge. "Analysis showed that this large piece of foam struck Columbia on the underside of the left wing after launch.
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Later, analysis showed that the larger piece struck Columbia on the underside of the left wing, around reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panels 5 through 9, at 81.9 seconds after launch. Further photographic analysis revealed that the large foam piece was ...
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