Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Program at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Superjet 100 Exonerated, Image Still Under Repair
Indonesian aviation authorities have found that human factors and a series of small technical problems involving air traffic control led to the crash of Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/N 95004 on May 9 near Jakarta, killing 45 people. Investigators concluded that…
NTSB To Assist in Mexican Learjet Crash
The U.S. NTSB is assisting Mexico’s Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) in the investigation into the crash of a…
FOD vs Space Station
Recently, a five-inch piece of space junk travelling at high speed nearly hit the International Space Station, causing three astronauts…
FOE Certification Avalable
The National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (formerly The National Center for Aircraft Technician Training) now offers a formal…
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FedEx’s FOD Prevention Program [PDF FILE]
View a slideshow presented by Senior AOD Safety Specialist Nedra Spees at the 29th National Aerospace FOD Prevention Conference. (Additional…
The Chicken Gun
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the…