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Investigation of low-cost ablative heat shield fabrication for space shuttles
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Chandler, H. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | Improvements in the processes and design to reduce the manufacturing costs for low density ablative panels for the space shuttle are discussed. The areas that were studied included methods of loading honeycomb core, alternative reinforcement concepts, and the use of reusable subpanels. A review of previous studies on the fabrication of low-cost ablative panels and on permissible defects that do not affect thermal performance was conducted. Considerable differences in the quoted prices for ablative panels, even though the various contractors had reported similar fabrication times were discovered. How these cost differences arise from different estimating criteria and which estimating assumptions and other costs must be included in order to arrive at a realistic price are discussed. |
| File Size | 50939903 |
| Page Count | 113 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720015849 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9w13ts9d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Machine Elements And Processes Spacecraft Components Production Engineering Space Shuttles Heat Shielding Product Development Cost Analysis Ablation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
