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Materials and processes for shuttle engine, external tank, and solid rocket booster
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Schwinghamer, R. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | The Shuttle flight system is composed of the Orbiter, an External Tank (ET) that contains the ascent propellant to be used by the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME), and two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB). The ET is expended on each launch; the Orbiter and SRB's are reusable. It is the requirement for reuse which poses the exciting new materials and processes challenges in the development of the Space Shuttle. A brief description of the Space Shuttle and the mission profile is given. The Shuttle configuration is then described with emphasis on the SSME, ET, and SRB. The materials selection, tracking, and control system used to assure reliability and to minimize cost are described, and salient features and challenges in materials and processes associated with the SSME, ET, and SRB are subsequently discussed. |
| File Size | 8338250 |
| Page Count | 58 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770018275 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0101zj5n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles Solid Propellant Rocket Engines External Tanks Booster Rocket Engines Space Shuttle Orbiters Space Shuttles Payloads 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 |
