Frangible nut and booster, post-use. Source: Space Junkie’s Space Junk Frangible nuts are another type of pyrotechnic fastener.

The final bid on the frangible nut which is clearly engraved with name and manufactured date is expected to hit $1,000-$1,500.

Photos suggest the piece is part of a frangible nut that was used to hold a tension rod that connected the spacecraft’s trunk to the Falcon 9 rocket during launch.

The scale of the eight frangible nuts used to secure the boosters to the pad is just jaw-dropping. We also liked the idea that NASA decided to catch the debris from the explosions in a container ...

WOMA members Deb Ferns and Danielle Sanville experience frangible ammo up close and personal. Learn how frangible ammo provides another avenue of training using steel, up close ...

Equestrian Australia (EA) has introduced a new eventing rule making the use of frangible devices on cross-country fences compulsory. The rule will come into play in February next year. From then ...

A cord snagged on a frangible joint side rail nut plate. The panelalso provided recommendations to prevent any future problems associated withthe four hardware components that could have caused ...