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Foam Damage Cause Announced

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
October 14, 2005

NASA Makes Progress Understanding Shuttle Tank Foam Loss

NASA: Shoddy Work Likely Caused Foam Loss, AP

“The investigation team found no evidence of negligence, said Gilbrech, who is deputy director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. Workers followed procedures, “it’s just we didn’t really have an appreciation for the significance that this handling damage could have.”

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