TPS Inspection and Repair (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781289155865)

Dr. Scott Parazynski provided a retrospective on the EVA tools and procedures efforts NASA went through in the aftermath of Columbia for the Shuttle Thermal Protection System (TPS) inspection and repair. He describes his role as the lead astronaut on this effort, and covered all of the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL), KC 135 (reduced gravity aircraft), Precision Air Bearing Floor (PABF), vacuum chamber and 1 G testing that was done in order to develop the tools and techniques that were flown. Parazynski also discusses how the EVA community worked together to resolve a huge safety issue, and how his work in the spacesuit was critical to overcoming a design limitation of the Space Shuttle.

Author: Nasa Technical Reports Server (Ntrs),Scott Parazynski
ISBN-10: 1289155860
ISBN-13: 9781289155865
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 07/09/2013
Pages: 58
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.12d