@amazeifystore: The test passed. But it wasn’t testing the part that was hit. Foam struck Columbia’s left wing 81 seconds after launch. The reassuring tests focused on heat-shield tiles, while the wing’s leading edge was made of a different material. Investigators later concluded the impact breached panel eight, letting superheated gas destroy the wing during reentry. A sobering lesson in what a test can, and can’t, prove. What stood out to you? 🚀 #SpaceHistory #ColumbiaDisaster #NASA #Engineering #Aerospace #SafetyEngineering #ScienceHistory #LearnFromHistory

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