An overview of the space shuttle Columbia accident from recovery through reconstruction

Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-91

  McDanels, S J ^a   Mayeaux, B M ^b   Collins, T E ^c   Jerman, G A ^d   Piascik, R S ^e   Russell, R W ^b   Shah, S R ^d  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; Chemical analysis; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Microprobe; NASA; Radiography; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEBRIS; DISINTEGRATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS (EPMA);

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 33645984840     PISSN: 15477029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/154770206X86563     Document Type: Review

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