PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE HEARING #1A, 2/11/86

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PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE HEARING #1A, 2/11/86

1986

UNEDITED VIDEO REPORT: Participating Commission members Chairman William P. Rogers, Richard P. Feynman, Sally K. Ride, Arthur B.C.Walker,Jr., Neil A. Armstrong, Robert B. Hotz, Eugene E. Covert, David C. Acheson.Discussion limited to booster rocket seals. William R. Graham,Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) testimony on NASA policy on releasing information to Commission, media, and public; and NASA policy on self-criticism. Testimony of Jesse W. Moore,public; and NASA policy on self-criticism. Testimony of Jesse W. Moore, Center (JSC). Update on investigation and procedure of the Dataa an Design Analysis Task Force (DDATF) chaired by Moore. Discussion of shuttle hardware, payload, and other elements of launch to determined if they may have adversely affected the launch. Testimony of Lawrence (Larry) B. Mulloy, Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Project Manager, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Briefing on manufacture, assembly, inspection, and reuse of component parts of the SRB. Mulloy and Commission members discuss function of O-rings, joints, and putty.

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