Shuttle tunnel tests raise concerns, then hopes
Wind tunnel tests at the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) are beginning to show that potential new foam problem areas on the shuttle external tank can be corrected with minor changes and minimal risk to a July launch schedule. The new concerns arose this month when...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.