Shuttle data recorder in good shape
Posted: Tue, Mar 25, 2003, 8:57 PM ET (0157 GMT)
Investigators examining a shuttle data recorder recovered last week believe the device is in good enough shape to provide information about Columbia during its reentry. The recorder, discovered during a debris search in east Texas last week, was inspected by engineers over the weekend. They found that the recorder's tape was in good shape except for one area where the tape was stretched and broken. NASA has not attempted to read the data on the tape yet, waiting until the tape is reconditioned and copied before trying to determine what data it has recorded. The Orbital Experiments (OEX) recorder is designed to record data on the shuttle's flight conditions during reentry. Columbia was the only orbiter with an OEX recorder, which was installed to provide engineers with additional data during the early phases of the shuttle program.
Investigators examining a shuttle data recorder recovered last week believe the device is in good enough shape to provide information about Columbia during its reentry. The recorder, discovered during a debris search in east Texas last week, was inspected by engineers over the weekend. They found that the recorder's tape was in good shape except for one area where the tape was stretched and broken. NASA has not attempted to read the data on the tape yet, waiting until the tape is reconditioned and copied before trying to determine what data it has recorded. The Orbital Experiments (OEX) recorder is designed to record data on the shuttle's flight conditions during reentry. Columbia was the only orbiter with an OEX recorder, which was installed to provide engineers with additional data during the early phases of the shuttle program.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Apex becomes billion-dollar company with $200 million Series D round
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:09 AM ET (0809 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Wednesday, September 17
Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites scheduled for Wednesday morning
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 1:34 am ET (0534 GMT) Colorado Springs springs into action amid loss of Space Command
Washington Times — 1:34 am ET (0534 GMT) SpaceX rocket-launching license survives NEPA challenge
POLITICO — 1:30 am ET (0530 GMT) SpaceX Eyes First Starship Version 3 Launch In ’25 Or ’26
Aviation Week — 1:29 am ET (0529 GMT) Judge dismisses suit challenging SpaceX's Starship approval
Houston Chronicle — 1:28 am ET (0528 GMT) |
