Following the first space shuttle flight, the shuttle program established a team to identify and eliminate sources of debris which had caused serious damage to the orbiter thermal protection tiles. An approach was developed for debris identification which involved pre- and post-flight vehicle and pad inspections, analytic assessment of debris transport and impact phenomena, and analysis of various photographic records of the flight. Debris sources identified by this approach were classified as being either hazards to flight or sources of damage which increased vehicle refurbishment costs without having any safety implications. As a result of this assessment, all known hazardous debris sources on the launch vehicle and pad were eliminated; other sources are being removed in a cost effective manner as appropriate.
Shuttle launch debris: Sources, consequences, solutions
01.10.1983
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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