Investigation of the Challenger Accident

By Government Printing Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000132202
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Author:	Government Printing Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Economic & political studies
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Printing Office
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Excerpt: The committee met, pursuant to recess, at 9:35 a.m., in room 2318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert A. Roe (acting chairman of the committee), presiding. Mr. ROE. The committee will come to order. Today we continue our series of hearings relative to the Rogers Commission report on the Challenger accident. We have heard from numerous organizations and people from NASA and other parties that have a measure of involvement in the Shuttle Program. We are now at a stage where it is appropriate that we hear from three of the principal contractors responsible for developing space shuttle flight hardware. We want to obtain their independent assessments of the Rogers Commission’s conclusions regarding flight hardware, and we want to hear about whatever recertification efforts they are engaged in. Above all, we want to understand what is being done to correct design deficiencies and improve operating performances of flight hardware.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS WITNESSES July 15, 1986: Georee Jeffs. Dresident. North American &ace Page Operations, Rockwell Intknationai, El Segundo, CA July 16, 1986: E. Douglas Sargent, president, Lockheed Space Operations Co., and program manager, shuttle processing contract; accompanied by Fred Hake, president, Grumman Technical Services Division; Carver Kennedy, vice president, Morton Thiokol; David Owen, Lockheed Space Operations Co., and deputy program manager, Kennedy Space Center ............ James R. Dubay, president and general manager, EGCG Florida, Inc., accompanied by Donald Kerr, senior vice president, EG&G, Inc ............... George R. Faenza, vice president and general manager, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co .............................................................................................. Dr. Alan M. Lovelace, vice president and general manager, Space Sys- John F. Yardley, president, McDonnell July 23, 1986: tems Division, General Dynamics Cor APPENDIXES July 15: 1. Responses to written questions submitted by Chairman Roe to Rockwell International, August 22, 1986 .. 2. Responses to written questio artin Marietta, August 19, 1986.. ............................. 1. Affidavit of Mr. 1,. Michael Weeks, sworn on November 13, 1986, to resolve the variance in testimony taken during the committee hearings by Mr. Jesse Moore and Mr. L. Michael Weeks, both NASA employees ................................................ an Roe at July 24 hearing, National Space Transportation System, System Design Review Board ........ ............................................................................ ......... July 24: 2. Material reques ( I11 ) L 18 34 68 152 163 178 184 196 230 249 286 309 321 32