This Technical Memorandum discusses an effort to correct buckling sustained by solid rocket booster (SRB) forward skirts during water impact after Space Transportation System (STS) launches. By early 1991, five skirtsthree left-hand and two right-hand flight unitshad been damaged in this manner. Three had skin fracture damage and buckling, and one contained a tension failure in the aft clevis. The fifth skirt sustained damage levels that are unknown, as it was lost at sea during retrieval.


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    Title :

    Repair and Return to Flight of Solid Rocket Booster Forward Skirt Serial Number 20022


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    40 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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