DocumentCode
1516144
Title
The history of the flawed joint
Volume
24
Issue
2
fYear
1987
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
44
Abstract
NASA began to solicit proposals for the design of a solid-fuel rocket motor for the space shuttle in July 1973. By the fall, NASA had received proposals from Aerojet Solid Propulsion Co., Lockheed Propulsion Co., Thiokol Inc. (later Morton-Thiokol Inc.), and United Technologies Corp.
Keywords
Ignition; Joints; NASA; Rockets; Seals; Structural rings;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448025
Filename
6448025
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