to also resist a bird strike. The 757 failed this test, requiring further re-engineering. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, the chicken gun at AEDC Ballistic Range S-3 was repurposed to test the resistance of various components of the Shuttle orbiter and launch fuel tanks to impacts from insulating foam. The intent was to discover the exact cause of the disaster, and establish whether any modifications to the Shuttle were required. See also Blade off testing Blue Peacock#Chicken-powered nuclear bomb References Aviation safety Aerospace engineering