NASA predicts quick fix for booster problem after test
NASA officials say a broken boot ring found in a booster nozzle will not cause a long delay to the first post Challenger flight. The issue arose during a Dec 23 full-scale test at Morton Thiokol in Brigham City Utah and may be tied to extreme nozzle slewing during testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NASA
J.R. Thompson
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama
Morton Thiokol
Brigham City
Utah
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Thiokol
Rocky Raab
James ©. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thomas Russell
Chicago
Raab
Russell
Russ Bardos
Propulsion
Mr. Bardos
Marlin Fitzwater
Lujan
CBS
Bill Nelson
D-Fla
Nelson
Congress
Richard Truly
Bardos
U S Soviet clash on SDI lingers post summit
Washington AP reports the United States and Soviet Union remain divided over the ABM treaty and SDI testing despite optimistic summit rhetoric. Lt Gen Colin Powell writes Sen. Carl Levin that road to a START-like agreement is long, as debates over broad SDI testing and treaty limits persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Colin Powell
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Levin
U.S
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palm Springs
Calif
Lia
SDI
Patrick Street
Frederick
SALE
Wadoo
Bruce
Ian
Vinye
Sre
Armstrong
Royelle Proma
W. Patrick Street
Collor
Tulle
Tallabion