yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (09/21/90)
Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. September 19, 1990
(Phone: 202/453-4164)
RELEASE: 90-127
NASA NAMES SPACE SHUTTLE HYDROGEN LEAK INVESTIGATION TEAM
Robert L. Crippen, Director, Space Shuttle, announced today
he has formed a Hydrogen Leak Investigation Team to locate and
solve the hydrogen leak problem on the orbiter Columbia which
forced the postponement of the STS-35 mission.
Crippen has named Robert Schwinghamer, Deputy Director for
Space Transportation Systems, Science and Engineering Directorate
at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., to lead
the team. Other members include:
A. L. Worlund, Deputy Director, Propulsion Laboratory, Marshall
Space Flight Center
Chester Vaughan, Chief, Propulsion and Power Division, Johnson
Space Center, Houston
Warren Wiley, Deputy Director, Vehicle Engineering, Kennedy Space
Center, Fla.
Horace Lamberth, Chief Engineer, Lockheed Space Operations Co.,
Kennedy Space Center
Steve Cavanaugh, Director of Propulsion/Fluid Systems, Space
Systems Division, Rockwell International, Downey, Calif.
Paul F. Seitz, Deputy Chief Program Engineer, Space Shuttle Main
Engine, Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International, Canoga Park,
Calif.
John R. Cool, Manager, Pressurization Systems, Martin Marietta
Manned Space Systems, New Orleans, La.
Dr. Michael Greenfield, Director, Systems Assessment Division,
Office of Safety and Mission Quality, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, D.C.
"The team will be based out of the Kennedy Space Center and
will devote full time to solving this problem," Crippen said.
"They will report directly to me, and I've asked the Space
Shuttle program to provide Mr. Schwinghamer and his team every
available assistance to aid in solving this critical problem."