NASA research center contributions to space shuttle return to flight (SSRTF)

41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Cockrell Jr , Charles E ^a,d   Barnes, Robert S ^a,e   Belvin, Harry L ^a,e   Allmen, John ^b   Otero, Angel ^c,f  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d MS 172   (United States)

^e LaRC Space Shuttle RTF Project Office   (United States)

^f NASA Ames Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROTHERMAL; ANALYSIS TOOLS; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DAMAGE CHARACTERIZATION; DAMAGE PROGRESSION; DESIGN CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; EXTERNAL TANKS; FOAM INSULATION; KEY SPACE; LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTERS; LEADING EDGE; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; ON-ORBIT; REINFORCED CARBON-CARBON; REPAIR DECISIONS; RESEARCH CENTER; RETURN TO FLIGHT; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAMS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; TRANSPORT ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DESIGN; HEAT SHIELDING; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; NASA; ORBITS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROPULSION; REPAIR; RESEARCH; SPACE DEBRIS; SPACE SHUTTLES; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURNAROUND TIME;

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EID: 77957843299     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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