Re: NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts

From: Vello (vellokala_at_hot.ee)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:17:24 +0300

"hop" <hellsownpuppy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Vello" <vellokala@hot.ee> wrote in message
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>
> >
> > Is there any else fast-moving-in-the-air object designed with foam on
> > surface?
> I can't think of many. Aside from rockets and spacecraft (which
> sometimes do) the only fast-moving-in-the-air things I can think of
> are aircraft and bullets/cannon shells. A few aircraft have exotic
> coatings, but I don't think most of them would qualify as foam. But as
> I understand it, the problem on the ETs has less to do with moving
> fast through the air than the extreme temperature range, and the
> accompanying possibility of condensed air in voids in the foam going
> from liquid to gas.
>
> > What is the "inlet" on non-breathing, i.e. rocket space device?
> > Just wondering.
> By inlet, I meant the where the fuel (or oxidizer) is taken out of the
> tank.

Sorry, for sure my idea wasn't put foam into actual LOX or hydrogen
reservoir but simply on the inner side of ETs surface panels.
>
> BTW, I apologize for the triple post on the previous reply. Silly me
> for assuming the error meant the message hadn't been posted...