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NASA approves new design for shuttle external tank fitting.(Tech Spotlight)
Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2004
NASA is moving ahead with plans to redesign a part of the Space Shuttle external fuel tank that investigators believe played a critical role in the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. The Space Shuttle program will soon begin manufacturing and installing an improved bipod fitting (Fig. 1), which connects the external fuel tank to the Shuttle during launch.
In June, a Critical Design Review Board of NASA managers, engineers, and aerospace contractors approved the new design, a significant milestone in the effort to return the Shuttle to safe flight. The approval allows workers to begin incorporating the new fitting on External Tank No. 120, the tank slated for flight on the next Shuttle mission, designated STS-114. Results of investigation Investigators...
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