Posted by Brian on July 18, 2003 at 07:56:13:
In Reply to: impact speed posted by J. English on July 08, 2003 at 05:03:13:
Read the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's explanation of the method of estimating the speed of impact of the foam at: http://www.caib.us/news/documents/impact_velocity.pdf
The shuttle was going over 1,500 miles per hour when the foam fell off the bipod ramp.