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Transcript: SUCCESSFUL TEST LEADS WAY FOR SAFER SHUTTLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR
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- Regulatory Intelligence Data
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- June 10, 2004
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INDSTRY GROUP 91
Regulatory Intelligence Data
06-10-2004
NASA's Space Shuttle program successfully fired a full-scale Reusable
Solid Rocket Motor today, testing modifications that will enhance the safety
of the Space Shuttle.
A slightly different propellant grain was tested. The new design
improves flight safety by decreasing the risk of cracks in the propellant
during storage and transportation, according to Jody Singer. Singer is
manager of NASA's Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Project, Space Shuttle Propulsion
Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
"Even though the modification is only a slight change from what we
have flown on the Shuttle, it still requires a rigorous ...