File:Impact-test.jpg

Description
English: Hole in RCC leading-edge panel from Atlantis, a result of impact testing in the investigation of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Soft polyurethane foam impacted this mock-up of a space shuttle wing at approximately 850 km/h.
Date
Source Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) website
Author Rick Stiles
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Category:PD NASA#Impact-test.jpg Category:Reinforced carbon–carbon Category:Polyurethane foam Category:Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Category:2003 photographs
Category:2003 photographs Category:PD NASA Category:Polyurethane foam Category:Reinforced carbon–carbon Category:Space Shuttle Columbia disaster