CAIB's final foam shot blasts big hole in RCC panel
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board's (CAIB) final scheduled foam strike test produced a gaping hole in reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panel number 8, providing investigators with their best evidence yet that a similar foam strike led to the destruction of Columbia. During the July 8 test at...
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