Feb. 2, 2003

NCSU Scientist Doubts Heat Shields Failed

- The News & Observer
By Catherine Clabby, staff writer
© Copyright 2003 The News & Observer Publishing Company.

When Fred DeJarnette saw footage of a disintegrating streak rather than a space shuttle in the East Texas sky on Saturday, the N.C. State University scientist suspected something other than heat shield failure was to blame.

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[Editor’s note, College of Engineering, NC State University: Quoted in the article are Dr. Fred DeJarnette, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the NC Space Grant Consortium at NC State University, and Dr. Mohammad Noori, professor and head of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State University.]

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