Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let's not forget Morton-Thiokol's O-ring. A basic O-ring formula granted to them from W.W.II German industry as a war reparation. Allegedly, M-T never did any further research on the formula, and used it as received, to the Challenger's bitter end. That would of been a tragic accident if it were not for a similar failure with this German O-ring. That happened in 1965 at LaGuardia Airport in NY, where a similar failure occurred under similar conditions with an airliner. - --As recounted by my father, who was the senior chemist at Chemsil(spel?) contracted to study the O-ring failure in 1965. Interestingly enough, no one wanted to address the earlier failure when the Challenger was destroyed. Slobodan Dimitrov Johnny Deadman wrote: > > on 8/18/01 12:23 PM, Oliver Bryk at oliverbryk@home.com wrote: > > > In 1945 the US removed as many A4s as possible before turning the site over > > to the Soviets. > > not only that but the V2 design essentially remained the basis of all > American manned spaceflight until the advent of the shuttle. > -- > John Brownlow > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > ICQ: 109343205