The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) reported the initial foam impact test on the Enterprise’s fiberglass leading edge panel showed significant effects. The foam struck the lower left wing ...

In the aftermath of the Columbia shuttle accident, NASA has conducted a series of impact tests to determine if a piece of loose foam could have caused a wing breach that eventually lead to the shuttle ...

Foam Jars T-Seal The first shuttle external tank foam impact tests against simulated Columbia leading edge panels on May 29 knocked loose a T-seal opening a 22-in.-long gap in the simulated wing ...

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 ...

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 293 Issued at 2200Z on 20 Oct 2023 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 292 Issued at ...

Raleigh Excel Spray Foam Insulation announced the results of its recent material testing as the company expands its spray foam services ahead of the colder months. The update comes at a time when many ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Almost a year’s worth of hard work, planning, research and coordination paid off in December for a Fort Rucker team tasked with a mission that had never been done locally – ...

Both wood and polyurethane foams are applied in the manufacture of radioactive material containers. As most of these radioactive material containers are typically certified for use over the course of ...