NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Debris/ice/TPS pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Debris/ice/TPS

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A debris/ice/thermal protection system (TPS) assessment and integrated photographic analysis was conducted for Shuttle mission STS-60. Debris inspections of the flight elements and launch pad were performed before and after launch. Icing conditions on the External Tank were assessed by the use of computer programs, nomographs, and infrared scanner data during cryogenic loading of the vehicle followed by on-pad visual inspection. High speed photography of the launch was analyzed to identify ice/debris sources and evaluate potential vehicle damage and/or in-flight anomalies. This report documents the ice/debris/TPS conditions and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle mission STS-60, and the resulting effect on the Space Shuttle Program

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 3/1/1994
• Year: 1994
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), DEBRIS, FLIGHT SAFETY, ICE FORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING, PHOTOINTERPRETATION, SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FLIGHTS, SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING, THERMAL PROTECTION, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, EXTERNAL TANKS, HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY, INFRARED SCANNERS, LAUNCHING PADS, NOMOGRAPHS, SPACE SHUTTLES, Katnik, Gregory N., Bowen, Barry C., Davis, J. Bradley, Rivera, Jorge E., Speece, Robert F

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