DocumentCode :
1516131
Title :
The fatal flaw in flight 51–1: Events leading up to the ill-fated challenger launch proved more of a surprise than the disaster itself for what they revealed of NASA´s inability to correct obvious design errors
Author :
Bell, Trudy E. ; Esch, Karl
Volume :
24
Issue :
2
fYear :
1987
Firstpage :
36
Lastpage :
37
Abstract :
Roger M. Boisjoly strode angrily down the hall to his office. An engineer with Morton-Thiokol Inc´s Wasatch division, near Brigham City, Utah, Boisjoly was on the team behind the solid-fuel rocket boosters used for all space shuttle lift-offs.
Keywords :
Flanges; Joints; NASA; Rockets; Seals; Structural rings;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448023
Filename :
6448023
Link To Document :
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