SAN ANTONIO — Thunderstorms sweeping across Texas scuttled Columbia accident investigators’ plan Thursday to fire a piece of foam at space shuttle wing parts to test their theory of what destroyed the ...
A 40,000 square-foot aircraft hangar in Portsmouth was filled with fire extinguishing foam Tuesday to test the emergency fire extinguishing system, officials said.PlaneSense, Inc., an aircraft ...
U.S. Army Garrison Alaska has a new trick up its sleeve in protecting public safety, health and the environment: a specialized foam-free test trailer. The trailer is designed to eliminate the ...
SAN ANTONIO -- A piece of foam blew a gaping 16-inch hole in a replica of Columbia’s left wing during a key test Monday, giving investigators conclusive proof that the cause of the space shuttle ...
In the most realistic tests to date, foam fired at high velocity at the leading edge of space shuttle wing has caused significant cracks in a carbon composite panel. An earlier test on 28 May ...