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(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Researchers at the ballistics impact lab established with countless tests that a one-pound piece of insulating foam pierced the thermal protection system of this shuttle in 2003; the counterintuitive finding helped make the shuttle program safe to fly again |
Columbia
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$1,600 |
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SCIENCE OF THE SKIES |
2014-09-18 |
#6899 |
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Held annually in NYC, the WSF was co-founded by Brian Greene, a physics prof. at this nearby Ivy League school |
Columbia
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$400 |
DJ |
THE WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL |
2012-05-30 |
#6388 |