PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE HEARING #4D, 2/6/86 Part 12

Description

UNEDITED VIDEO REPORT: Continued from part 3. Participating Commission members Chairman William P. Rogers, Richard P. Feynman, Maj. Gen. (USAF) Donald J. Kutyna, Robert W. Rummel, Vice-Chairman Neil A. Armstrong, Robert B. Hotz, Arthur B.C. Walker, Jr., Sally K. Ride, David C. Acheson. Testimony of Judson Lovingood, Deputy Manager, Shuttle Projects Office, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Overview of functions and responsibilities of the Shuttle Projects Office; discussion of testing and operations of rocket engines, propulsion system, solid rocket booster (SRB); joining of sections; reactions of O-rings to temperatures; and description of the external tank. Testimony of Robert B. Sieck, Director, Shuttle Operations, Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Overview of organization of ground supprt at KSC.

Collection

Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards

Series

Video Recordings Relating to the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the Challenger Commission Hearings