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Title: | Space Exploration |
Notice: | Shuttle launch schedules, see Note 6 |
Moderator: | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN |
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Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 974 |
Total number of notes: | 18843 |
159.0. "Shuttle SRB Modifications" by VIKING::FLEISCHER (Bob Fleischer) Fri Mar 07 1986 13:22
from USENET:
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Subj: Re: Redesign booster seals?
Newsgroups: net.space
Path: decwrl!pyramid!hplabs!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
Posted: 5 Mar 86 12:27:54 GMT
Organization: Omen Technology, Portland
According to Mar 3 AW&ST, the following changes may be made to the SRBs:
Add high strength bolts in the area of the 177 pins joining the segments
Catches similar to joints on the new composite SRB's
Changes in insulation putty
Improved O-ring seals, possible the .291 in diameter seals used in the
composite SRB's, permanently sealed.
External band heaters
According to Mulloy, there are 829 Criticality 1 items on the shuttle,
including 213 on the SRB system.
Could somebody from NASA post some of that list?
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These make sense. I would not want to see a totally re-designed SRB seal
or casing. That would require going back to square 1 as far as testing
is concerned.
Bob
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159.1 | <<two steps back instead of three... | APOLLO::RUDMAN | RICK | Fri Mar 07 1986 19:18 | 4 |
| They may not be going back to square one as far as testing is concerned, but
I'll bet they're going back to exhaustive testing/demonstration at square two!
Rick
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