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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Columbia accident investigators said Tuesday that a chunk of flying foam insulation hit the orbiter's left wing farther out than previously believed. If the assessment is correct, the blow may have ...

Foam Jars T-Seal The first shuttle external tank foam impact tests against simulated Columbia leading edge panels on May 29 knocked loose a T-seal opening a 22-in.-long gap in the simulated wing ...

In this image from television on Friday, a chunk of foam is fired at high speed into a space shuttle wing panel during a test in San Antonio. Officials say the test lends credence to the theory that ...