Title: | Space Exploration |
Notice: | Shuttle launch schedules, see Note 6 |
Moderator: | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN |
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 |
I heard on the news this morning that a plant that makes a type of rayon thread used in the manufacture of the nose cone of the SRB's is discontinuing production or closing. There are no other suppliers for this component and the report said that it could delay the shuttle program by as much as two years. Let's hope it gets started up again before it's completely dismantled. -Jerry
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482.1 | grand reopening... | SHAOLN::DENSMORE | Legion of Decency, Retired | Fri Nov 11 1988 07:43 | 6 |
I saw a short item in the Boston Globe yesterday that indicated that the plant in question was being restarted. Apparently the government (military and NASA) made some kind of committment that made them happy. Mike | |||||
482.2 | Other Sole suppliers disappearing | ZEKE::KOZIKOWSKI | Challenge Life | Sun Nov 13 1988 13:02 | 5 |
I've heard reports of other sole suppliers of raw materials for the Shuttle program are going out of business. Apparently NASA has committed to studying this problem. Derek |