Sentences with phrase «pieces of foam broke»

With Columbia the NASA engineers assured the outside investigators that pieces of foam broke off with every lift - off, and they were sure this wasn't a big problem.

The accident investigation board determined that a piece of foam broke free during launch and destroyed thermal tiles shielding the orbiter's wing.

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Jenkins points out another potential problem: Pieces of solidified foam could break off inside the body and go adrift in a patient's bloodstream, eventually blocking blood flow to the legs or lungs.

The reason for the break up: it seems the left wing was hit by a piece of foam from the Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) during launch.

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