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NASA's Foam Test Offers Lesson in Kinetic Energy

Posted by michael on from the school-of-hard-knocks dept.

Puneet submitted a followup story on the foam test that NASA conducted to get an idea of what sort of damage could be caused by foam falling off the shuttle fuel tank at launch. As it turns out: a lot.

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  1. Re:Here's the real issue. by cruelworld · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, but if the foam fell off of the shuttle then wouldn't it be moving at the same speed as the shuttle?