EMU Processing - A Myth Dispelled

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Lutz, Glenn C., author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (1991-07-08 : San Francisco, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1991

Summary:

EMU hardware processing, the refurbishment and checkout subset of EMU ground turn-around activities between Shuttle flights, is significantly lower today than it was when EMUs began regular service aboard Shuttle. Despite a significant increase in safety checkout steps resulting from the Challenger accident, hands-on processing time has dropped from approximately 4,000 manhours per EMU then to approximately 1,050 manhours now. The following aspects of hardware maturity contribute to this reduction:The hardware processing sequence has recently been simplified and implementation is expected to reduce EMU hardware processing time to approximately 600 manhours/EMU in the near future

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Publisher Number:

911348

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