The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) reported the initial foam impact test on the Enterprise’s fiberglass leading edge panel showed significant effects. The foam struck the lower left wing ...

Columbia accident investigators tried to fire a piece of insulating foam at parts of a space shuttle wing to test whether a strike from the material could have catastrophically damaged the Columbia, ...

Foam Jars T-Seal The first shuttle external tank foam impact tests against simulated Columbia leading edge panels on May 29 knocked loose a T-seal opening a 22-in.-long gap in the simulated wing ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Airport just purchased new equipment that allows the fire department to test its fire-fighting foam, while protecting the environment. The device meets a new FAA ...