When was external foam first used on a spacecraft?

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larry moe 'n curly - 29 Jul 2005 07:26 GMT

And what theoretical and practical proof was there that it would be
safe enough for the shuttle tank?

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Henry Spencer - 31 Jul 2005 01:49 GMT

>And what theoretical and practical proof was there that it would be
>safe enough for the shuttle tank?

It was used successfully, without any significant difficulty, on the later
production S-II stages (second stage of the Saturn V). In fact, the ET
was originally going to use the same foam, but better choices were
available by that time.

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Space Forum / Shuttle / July 2005

When was external foam first used on a spacecraft?