Foam Shot Causes Damage to Shuttle Mockup

DoraLives writes "The New York Times is running a story describing the effects caused by a piece of foam fired at a fiberglass mock up of the Space Shuttle's wing. Although fiberglass is stronger than the RCC material on Columbia's wing, "The impact produced a 22-inch-long gap." Not good."

Comments

Re:Why does everyone give links to NYT?

[GregWebb]

I've thought about this before. Slashdot continually posts stories linking to NYT with its registration, but never to anywhere else that requires it. It always causes complaints and it's extremely well known amongst the community that other sources are available, or that we can bypass it easily.

Yet, continually, NYT links are used and are to the story that requires registration.

Is it impossible that Slashdot is getting some form of benefit from the NYT? I find it difficult to believe that, given what turns up in the comments, this consistent choice is entirely accidental.

Re:Summary

[Bullet-Dodger]

To summarise the article: nobody really thinks this is news until they test it on the actual substance (carbon-carbon) that the wing is made out of.

To summarise the summary: People are a problem