Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Volume 4 Index
Hearings of the Presidential
Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: February 6, 1986
to February 25, 1986
FEBRUARY 11, 1986 SESSION
[376] [Ref. 2/11-20]
SUMMARY.
- HAVE DISCUSSED JOINT SEAL BECAUSE OF
EXPRESSED INTEREST.
- DATA AND DESIGN ANALYSIS TASK FORCE HAS
NOT CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE OF 51-L WAS CAUSED BY A JOINT
ANOMALY.
- HOWEVER, JOINT HAS NOT BEEN EXCLUDED AS A
FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
- FILM SHOWS FLAME COMING FROM SRM.
- HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED IF THIS IS CAUSE
OR EFFECT.
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