Controls over the use of plastic films, foams, and adhesive tapes in and around the space shuttle orbiter vehicles / National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Inspector General.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Inspector General

Series:

Audit report (United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Inspector General)

Audit report / Office of Inspector General

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Space Alliance--Safety measures--Evaluation.

United Space Alliance.

John F. Kennedy Space Center--Safety measures--Evaluation.

John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Space shuttles--United States--Safety measures.

Space shuttles.

Reusable space vehicles--United States--Safety measures.

Reusable space vehicles.

Reusable space vehicles--Safety measures.

Space shuttles--Safety measures.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4, 2, 47 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Inspector General, [2001]

Summary:

As part of an audit of the United Space Alliance's (USA's) safety procedures under NASA's Space Flight Operations Contract, the Office of Inspector General reviewed USA's controls over the use of plastic films, foams, and adhesive tapes used in and around the orbiter vehicles and other segments of the space shuttle. It found that USA was using materials that had no record of being tested to ensure that they met NASA standards for flammability resistance, electrostatic discharge rate, or compatibility with rocket fuel. In addition, neither the John F. Kennedy Space Center nor USA safety personnel had approved the use of these materials, thereby creating a potential safety hazard.

Notes:

Title from title page of source document (viewed Feb. 7, 2003).

"August 31, 2001."

"IG-01-034."

OCLC:

51610400