Space Shuttle STS 112 Atlantis Space Station Assembly ISS 9A S1 Truss 2002 NASA
Channel: Mega Giga
Date: 2017-03-21

During the launch, the ET bipod ramp shed a chunk of foam that caused a dent ~4" wide and 3" deep into the metal SRB-ET Attach Ring near the bottom of the left SRB. Prior to the next mission (STS-113), an upper-level decision was made at NASA to continue with launches as scheduled. The launch subsequent to that was the ill-fated STS-107.