Title :
A summary of the NASA glenn ballistic impact lab contributions to the Columbia accident investigation
Author :
Melis, Matthew E. ; Pereira, Mike ; Revilock, Duane ; Carney, Kelly S.
Author_Institution :
NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Keywords :
aerospace accidents; aerospace safety; aerospace testing; ballistics; impact testing; space debris; space vehicles; Columbia Accident Investigation Board; NASA Glenn Ballistic Impact Lab; Space Shuttle; accident investigation; ballistic impact testing; debris sources; superheated air; thermal protection system; Accidents; Aerospace materials; Conducting materials; Fuel storage; Insulation; Materials testing; NASA; Protection; Space shuttles; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2005. Proceedings. Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8824-0
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2005.1408376