Kinetic-energy-absorbing liners made of aluminum foam have been developed to replace solid lead liners in blast containers on the aft skirt of the solid rocket booster of the space shuttle. The blast containers are used to safely trap the debris from small explosions that are initiated at liftoff to sever frangible nuts on hold-down studs that secure the spacecraft to a mobile launch platform until liftoff.


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    Title :

    Lightweight Energy Absorbers for Blast Containers


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    Publication date :

    2003-07-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English





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