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Foam shedding from the external tank caused the Columbia disaster.

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Is it true that foam shedding from the external tank caused the Columbia disaster?

Yes. A Wikipedia account of the Columbia disaster states that insulating foam broke off the external tank during launch and struck the left wing's thermal protection tiles, and that the resulting re-entry damage destroyed the orbiter. Two other papers refer in passing to foam shedding as the cause of Columbia's loss.

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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster

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A Thought of Wrapping Space Shuttle External Tank with Ceramic Fiber Fishnet Stockings
2006
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A Thought of Wrapping Space Shuttle External Tank with Ceramic Fiber Fishnet Stockings. (2006). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.physics/0603114

Application of an Elongated Kelvin Model to Space Shuttle Foams
2008
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Application of an Elongated Kelvin Model to Space Shuttle Foams. (2008). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.37555

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