by canbfrisky on March 10th, 2010

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What did N.A.S.A finally decide was the reason the second Shuddle break-up during re entry?

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by Prunesquallor on March 11th, 2010

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I thought they decided very early in the proceedings that it was a suitcase-sized piece of foam which fell off during the ascent stage, and punctured a hole through the thermal tiles on the left wing, thus allowing super-heated air into the wing during re-entry.
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by archimedes on March 15th, 2010
poor spelling was in the final report
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