Reducing the risk of space shuttle disasters
DEC 25, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023955
Science News : In a paper to be published in Acta Astronautica, physicist Philip Metzger of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and colleagues describe a technique to plot the paths and determine the densities of worrisome detritus kicked up during launch. This method could help flight engineers know instantly which pieces of debris threaten the spacecraft Related Link Photogrammetry and ballistic analysis of a high-flying projectile in the STS-124 space shuttle launch
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