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Faulty designs of SRM joint & o-rings killed Challenger.
Shuttle Retirement Date Starts To Move To The Right - NASA Watch 2009
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Of the two catastrophic failures, one was caused by frozen o-rings on the SRB (which have been fixed, and by the way the crew survived the initial explosion and breakup) and the other was caused when foam hit the wing (which in this case doesn't exist).
Today's Video: NASA Shuttle-derived Sidemount Heavy Launch Vehicle Concept - NASA Watch 2009
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The o-rings on some mechanicals seem to break quiet a bit.
Broadheads 2009
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"Faulty designs of SRM joint & o-rings killed Challenger."
Shuttle Retirement Date Starts To Move To The Right - NASA Watch 2009
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"Faulty designs of SRM joint & o-rings killed Challenger."
Shuttle Retirement Date Starts To Move To The Right - NASA Watch 2009
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The o-rings on somme mechanicals seem to break quiet a bit.
Broadheads 2009
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The o-rings on somme mechanicals seem to break quiet a bit.
Broadheads 2009
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The o-rings on some mechanicals seem to break quiet a bit.
Broadheads 2009
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Faulty designs of SRM joint & o-rings killed Challenger.
Shuttle Retirement Date Starts To Move To The Right - NASA Watch 2009
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Richard Feynman's contribution to the Challenger investigation was not that he showed that cold changes the performance of rubber o-rings (NASA already knew that), but how the accumulation of schedule and budget pressures led engineers and managers to ignore or short-cut their own procedures.
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