Sentences with phrase «foam insulation during»

These include modifying the shuttle's external tank to prevent the loss of foam insulation during launch and giving astronauts the ability to detect — and repair — damage to heat - resistant tiles while in orbit.

Not exact matches

After many millions of dollars spent redesigning the space shuttle's external fuel tank after the Columbia disaster, sizeable chunks of foam insulation still fell off the tank during the launch of Discovery on Tuesday.

During lift - off, pieces of foam insulation fell off the ET and struck the left wing.

The foam grips are designed to comfortably mold around your hands while providing insulation during cold weather hikes.

During the 1980s I was involved with hundreds of houses with urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI).