NASA Investigation Pointing at Tank Foam in Columbia Demise

Elspode · 04-23-2003, 01:43 PM

Looks like the investigative board has had to accept the inevitable...that the foam which peeled off of the external fuel tank and struck the port wing of Columbia caused enough damage to allow hot gases to enter the wing structure on reentry, thus dooming the shuttle.

I would hate to be any of the guys who said that it was okay, let it land, the foam couldn't have done that much damage...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._investigation

04-23-2003, 01:43 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	NASA Investigation Pointing at Tank Foam in Columbia Demise Looks like the investigative board has had to accept the inevitable...that the foam which peeled off of the external fuel tank and struck the port wing of Columbia caused enough damage to allow hot gases to enter the wing structure on reentry, thus dooming the shuttle. I would hate to be any of the guys who said that it was okay, let it land, the foam couldn't have done that much damage... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._investigation __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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