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NASA, Pratt review shuttle pump rules.

Authors :
McKenna, James T.
Source :
Aviation Week & Space Technology. 8/14/1995, Vol. 143 Issue 7, p27. 2/3p.
Publication Year :
1995

Abstract

Reports on Marshall Space Flight Center engineers' scouring of inspection requirements for Pratt & Whitney Corp.'s space shuttle main engine pumps. Call for review following the discovery in one pump of a metal seal bent into the unit's hot gas stream; Concern about impact damage to the heat exchanger; Pumps as critical components of effort to improve the reliability and safety of the space shuttle's main engines.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00052175
Volume :
143
Issue :
7
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9509264832