A chunk of foam fired at high speed cracked a pair of space shuttle wing parts Friday, offering what investigators said was the most powerful evidence yet to support the theory that a piece of the ...

HOUSTON, June 4 -- Foam debris crashing into the leading edge of a space shuttle's wing has the potential to cause much worse damage than anyone had suspected, an investigator of the Columbia disaster ...

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RALEIGH – The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam (CMF) and epoxy resin has more ...

Scientists at North Carolina State University have already had success using composite metal foams (CMFs) to stop bullets and block radiation. Now, they've determined that a new one should also ...

SAN ANTONIO — Columbia investigators obtained their first direct evidence in a test Friday that foam debris caused the space shuttle accident: a foam block fired at a wing panel left a three-inch ...

When the X-45 unmanned fighter jet takes off on its maiden flight next month, the traditional thumbs-up signal may well be replaced with a “Surf’s up!” yell. It’s not because the flight is taking ...

The high-velocity impact of foam on the leading edge of a space shuttle wing causes serious damage, initial tests have revealed. The results were released by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board ...

The Port Authority says it can stop runaway jets dead in their tracks. The PA will install foam blocks at the ends of some runways at Kennedy and LaGuardia to halt aircraft that can’t stop on their ...

The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam and epoxy resin has more desirable ...