A chunk of foam fired at high speed cracked a pair of space shuttle wing parts Friday, offering what investigators said was the most powerful evidence yet to support the theory that a piece of the ...

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The high-velocity impact of foam on the leading edge of a space shuttle wing causes serious damage, initial tests have revealed. The results were released by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board ...