5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5FTH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB. 3-4, 2015

5TH SBKF (SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) WORKSHOP, MSFC, FEB 3-4, 2015

Ridges and Grooves That Wave and Buckle on a Valley Floor

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – Post test

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – Post test

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – Post test

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – Post test

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – Post test

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – Post test

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – 12/17/19 – VIEW 1 OF 12

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – 12/17/19 – VIEW 1 OF 12

SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) PROJECT - COMPOSITE TEST ARTICLE, (CTA) 8.3 – 12/17/19 – VIEW 1 OF 12

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE CUTS ORTHOGRID TOOL PATH ON 8 FOOT CF1 BARREL IN SUPPORT OF SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR.

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR

EXTERNAL TANK TEST ARTICLE (ETTA2) IS IN TRANSIT TO BE ROTATED 180° FOR INTERFACE RING INSTALLATION FOR SBKF (SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR) CRITICAL FEEDBACK, UNDERSTANDING AND IDEAS THAT WILL ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW DESIGN APPROACHES AND TECHNOLOGY .

FIVE SEGMENTS LOADED ONTO THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL FOR SHELL BUCKLING TEST IN BUILDING 4755

FIVE SEGMENTS LOADED ONTO THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL FOR SHELL BUCKLING TEST IN BUILDING 4755

FIVE SEGMENTS LOADED ONTO THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL FOR SHELL BUCKLING TEST IN BUILDING 4755

FIVE SEGMENTS LOADED ONTO THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL FOR SHELL BUCKLING TEST IN BUILDING 4755

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

MARK HILBURGER, PROJECT ENGINEER FROM LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) WITH THE ALUMINUM-LITHIUM CYLINDER USED IN THE SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR TESTING. DURING THE TESTING FORCE AND PRESSURE WERE INCREASINGLY APPLIED TO THE TOP OF AN EMPTY BUT PRESSURIZED ROCKET FUEL TANK TO EVALUATE ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

THE OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE FLOOR OF THE FRICTION STIR HIGH BAY AREA IN BUILDING 4755. THIS VIEW SHOWS FOUR DOME PIECES AS WELL AS THE SHELL BUCKLE BARREL PANEL IN THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL

THE OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE FLOOR OF THE FRICTION STIR HIGH BAY AREA IN BUILDING 4755. THIS VIEW SHOWS FOUR DOME PIECES AS WELL AS THE SHELL BUCKLE BARREL PANEL IN THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL

FROM RIGHT, KATHRYN GUELDE AND ASHLEY HOLLADAY OF AERIE AEROSPACE LLC IN HUNTSVILLE, INSTALL THE STRUCTURAL TEST ARTICLE FOR THE FIRST SERIES OF COMPOSITE TESTS FOR THE SHELL BUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR PROJECT.

THE OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE FLOOR OF THE FRICTION STIR HIGH BAY AREA IN BUILDING 4755. THIS VIEW SHOWS FOUR DOME PIECES AS WELL AS THE SHELL BUCKLE BARREL PANEL IN THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL

Most mountains on the Earth are formed as plates collide and the crust buckles. Not so for the Moon, where mountains are formed as a result of impacts as seen by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Between the Tharsis region and Lunae Planum lies Echus Chasma and the source of Kasei Vallis. Flows from the Tharsis volcanoes are buckled by tectonic forces forming mounds and fractures in the Chasma as seen in this image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey.

This image, which is composed of data obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft, shows the topography of a mountain known as Janiculum Dorsa on the Saturnian moon Dione.

iss063e010102 (May 8, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy is pictured in the International Space Station's Harmony module working on maintenance tasks.

iss063e010080 (May 8, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy is pictured in the International Space Station's Harmony module working on maintenance tasks.

White light shape and measurement of a 13.1 Foot diameter fluted-core sandwich composite test article designed by LaRC and fabricated by Boeing Under Space Act Agreement SAA1-737, Annex 14. to be tested in LaRC's combined Loads Testing System (COLTS).

White light shape and measurement of a 13.1 Foot diameter fluted-core sandwich composite test article designed by LaRC and fabricated by Boeing Under Space Act Agreement SAA1-737, Annex 14. to be tested in LaRC's combined Loads Testing System (COLTS).

White light shape and measurement of a 13.1 Foot diameter fluted-core sandwich composite test article designed by LaRC and fabricated by Boeing Under Space Act Agreement SAA1-737, Annex 14. to be tested in LaRC's combined Loads Testing System (COLTS).

White light shape and measurement of a 13.1 Foot diameter fluted-core sandwich composite test article designed by LaRC and fabricated by Boeing Under Space Act Agreement SAA1-737, Annex 14. to be tested in LaRC's combined Loads Testing System (COLTS).

White light shape and measurement of a 13.1 Foot diameter fluted-core sandwich composite test article designed by LaRC and fabricated by Boeing Under Space Act Agreement SAA1-737, Annex 14. to be tested in LaRC's combined Loads Testing System (COLTS).