Making Foam Stick Is Tricky
A history of the space shuttle external tank written by a key official just five months ago gives good insight into the lengthy design evolution that continues to this day. A leading course of inquiry by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board is that tank insulation foam struck the orbiter's...
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