Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Volume 5 Index
Hearings of the Presidential
Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: February 26,
1986 to May 2, 1986.
MARCH 21, 1986 SESSION. (part 1 of
2)
[1261] [Ref. 3/21-16]
External Tank Attach Segment Evaluation.
EXTERNAL TANK ATTACH SEGMENT
EVALUATION
(TARGET 292)
- PORTION RECOVERED ON 17 MARCH
- ANALYSIS COMMENCED 20 MARCH
- PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
- NO PART NUMBERS OR OTHER POSITIVE
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
- CONFIRMED AFT SEGMENT
- CONFIRMED ET ATTACH PORTION
- EXTERNAL SURFACE DARKENED
- ET ATTACH STUD HOLE SPACING AND
DEFORMATION CONSISTENT WITH 90º TO 180º QUADRANT
- MOST PROBABLY RIGHT SRB
COMPONENT
- EVALUATION CONTINUING
[Ref. 3/21-17]
Suspected Location of Recovered ET Attach Fragment.
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