“Frank Guimond and John Steele had been working all that June Sunday on the problem. In an internal NASA report dated 10 October 2000, the investigation team reports on the damage to the engine.Įditor’s note: this story has links to the briefing charts (complete with photos and diagrams) that document the team’s findings and recommendations.Ĩ October 2000: Windsor Locks…We Have a Problem, Hartford Courant Higher than expected test temperatures caused the SSME to shut itself down 5 seconds into a planned 200-second test. On 16 June 2000, testing of a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) with a high-pressure fuel turbopump configuration at NASA Stennis Space Center had to be cut short. Sackheim, MSFC, Assistant Director for Space Propulsion”ġ1 October 2000: NASA Investigation Team Reports on Shuttle Engine Damage During June 2000 Test, SpaceRef Response to them are provided in Volume I, Section 13, and in Volume III, respectively, These findings and the SSME Project Offices The principalįindings of the Board, along with recommended actions, were submitted to the SSME The report consists of four volumes: (1) the report, (2) appendices, (3) proposedĬorrective action implementation plan, and (4) a lessons-learned summary. Investigation for the subject mishap that occurred on Jat Stennis Space “In accordance with NPG8621.1H, enclosed is the final report of the Board of “A detailed review of a Space Shuttle Main Engine test mishap, June 16, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, MS, has revealed that special tape was left behind inside the engine during processing, contaminating the system.”įailure Investigation Final Report (10MB Adobe Acrobat) 26 October 2000: Shuttle Main Engine Test Investigation Points to Fuel Cell System Contamination, NASA

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