This paper documents some of the evolutionary steps in developing a rigorous Space Shuttle launch abort capability. The paper addresses the abort strategy during the design and development and how it evolved during Shuttle flight operations. The Space Shuttle Program made numerous adjustments in both the flight hardware and software as the knowledge of the actual flight environment grew. When failures occurred, corrections and improvements were made to avoid a reoccurrence and to provide added capability for crew survival. Finally some lessons learned are summarized for future human launch vehicle designers to consider.


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    Title :

    Space Shuttle Abort Evolution


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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