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Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

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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 [part 2 of 2]

 

[138] [Ref.2/6-90] SRB ROTATION, PROCESSING AND SURGE FACILITY (RPSF).

 

• DESCRIPTION
  • CONSISTS OF FOUR BUILDINGS LOCATED NORTH OF VAB
    • OFFLOAD, ROTATION AND PROCESSING BUILDING CONSISTING OF AFT BOOSTER BUILDUP WORKSTANDS, 200 TON OVERHEAD BRIDGE CRANES, AND A RAIL TRACK WHICH TRAVERSES THROUGH THE BUILDING.
    • TWO STORAGE BUILDINGS FOR STORAGE OF PROCESSED SRM COMPONENTS PRIOR TO STACKING.
    • SUPPORT BUILDING

     

• OPERATIONS
  • OFFLOAD, ROTATION AND PROCESSING BUILDING
    • RECEIVING, OFFLOAD, ROTATION AND INSPECTION OF SRM SEGMENTS ARRIVING FROM MANUFACTURER IN UTAH VIA RAILCAR.
    • PLACEMENT OF PROCESSED SEGMENTS ON TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE PALLETS.
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[Ref.2/6-91] [Aerial view of facilities where SRBs are processed at KSC].

 

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