Nondestructive evaluation of foam insulation for the external tank return to flight

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2991-2997

  Walker, James L ^a,b   Richter, Joel D ^a,b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Damage Tolerance Assessment Branch EM 20

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL TANKS; FOAM INSULATION; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM (TPS);

AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS; DEFECTS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INSULATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SPACE SHUTTLES;

FOAMS;

EID: 34249308142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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