Investigation of the Challenger Accident · 1986

SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM THERMAL INTERFACES DESIGN DATA BOOK

SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM THERMAL INTERFACES DESIGN DATA BOOK

DECEMBER 1977 SDM BASELINE

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Confainad lurein are ebb t h e m 1 demian data roquird t o c m ~ l e t ethe thermal interface definition# for thm f o l b V h 8 interfaem control docmentr (1CD's):

ICD 2-12001 orbiter VableldPlcerorl zurt ICD 2-16001 Orbiter V.hiclel¶olid W t iooetu ICD 2-26001 External T d S o l l d lockac b o m t e r ICD 13n-um Space Shuttle 0rbic.r Vahfcle/IUim w i n e

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The ~ t ~ r &r-U l C h C hrr mm m f f m c t on ch. f h .4 's Rogers Commission Report, Volume V, p 1510. NASA, Marshall Space Fli ht Center, '@Ring Erosion in the Case to Nozzle Joint," Prob lem Assessment System Record %umber A09288, February 26, 1986. See Appendix VIII-H. . &%id.,p. 2. 48NAS. , Marshall Space Flight Center, "Segment Joint Primary Oring Charred," Problem Asseaament System Record Number A07934, March 7, 1986, p. 4. See Appendix VIII-I. damicn ere

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JSC 07700, Space Shuttle Ili&btand Ground S y e t ~S p e c l f i u t i o n . c VOlUu x, Appmadi. 10.10, h.w.1 EnViroIMt Dma* Raquirunrr. NASA M X6619S, Diertibution of Euht ~ t w r o l o g i c a iVarirblea- ta Cepe Kenamdy, ?lorid., and Vatdenbe- Air ?ore B u m . C a l i f o r n L ; f u r i h l l Space ?ll.gbc Cancar ( b e d 2i-r 19, 1973).

The lnducd envir-te applicable t o tha Shuttle a y a t r elamat. per- f a d - aa part of ch. h t w r a c d fl-t d i e l a era d e f i n d in ch. follovino date boob:

SD 73-58-0181-U, Spec. Shuttle Aarodpmlc autlxu Data Book -0rbicar Ancmt. 001- I ( d e e d I e b r t u v 1975)

SD 73-sa-0181-2. sp.ee shutcia .rod- bet- ~ a t ai o o k - L t a d Tank Ancent. Voltmm I1 (datmd JUM1976). SD 73-s8-0183-3. Spre. Shutel. h r o d y u m i e R u t i n # D.ca Boot-ShuCCla Vehicle Booate? A m e ~ t .Voluu I11 (dated Septuber 1 9 7 6 ) . SD 73-58-0181-1. Swce Shuctlm Aarodynnic b a t i n g Data Book-SPac. Shuttle Hain &gin Amcant, On-Orbit urd Cutry, Voluu lV (dated Saptambar 1977)

The#. book. form part Of the Space Shuttle n i g h t Md Ground S y p t p . S p m c l f l - cetion. JSC 01700. Voluu X, A p p d k 10.11, Induced Laviroaunt Deei8n R*qulr.nrenti. The indued ermitonnunt# data are available on mapatic tape record. a0 s p e c i f i e d Ln Rafermce 1 for thm orbiter. Referanea 2 for the ucernal tank. end Rafermnce 3 for the Shuttle vehicle b o o l e u .

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