Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Volume 4 Index
Hearings of the Presidential
Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: February 6, 1986
to February 25, 1986
FEBRUARY 6, 1986 SESSION [part1 of
2]
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[104] SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE (SSME)
PROJECT
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SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE
MSFC RESPONSIBILITY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN
ENGINE, A HIGH PERFORMANCE, REUSABLE, THROTTLABLE ENGINE FOR
THE ORBITER. THE 470K THRUST ENGINE BURNS LIQUID HYDROGEN AND
LIQUID OXYGEN.
PRIME CONTRACTOR
- ROCKETDYNE DIVISION, ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
MAJOR SUBCONTRACTORS
- HONEYWELL, INC. - CONTROLLER
- HYDRAULIC RESEARCH, INC. - HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS FOR ENGINE
VALVE CONTROL
TEST SITES
- NATIONAL SPACE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES - 2 STANDS