![A trajectory analysis that used a computational fluid dynamics approach to determine the likely position and velocity histories of the foam (Credits: NASA Ref [1] p61).](https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fluid-dynamics-trajectory-analysis-350x200.jpg)
Cause and Consequences of the Columbia Disaster
A color enhanced, de-blurred still frame of the foam strike, derived from video recording (Credits: NASA). The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster... Read more →
Launching via Trampoline
The latest developments in geopolitics is putting a squeeze on space activities - and not just the international kind. When the recent political... Read more →
What if There IS Life on Mars? Interview with Margaret Race
As prospects of a Mars sample return mission or even a manned mission to Mars are becoming increasingly realistic, the danger of... Read more →
Design Reviews: The Hanford Double-Shell Tank Nuclear Waste Leak
On July 27, 2007, approximately 85 gallons of highly radioactive waste was spilled at the Hanford Tank Farms in Hanford, Washington. Fortunately, no... Read more →
The Nixon Administration and Shuttle Safety
Many people know that the initial design of the Space Shuttle was a matter of dispute between the NASA engineers and officials on one hand and... Read more →
Living In Space 3: Asteroids, Friend or Foe?
Warning sirens blare throughout the station – red lights flash and alert the inhabitants of the incoming danger. Solemn glances are exchanged in... Read more →