sjb (11/18/82)
NASA said that engineers yesterday duplicated one of the two problems with the space suits aboard STS-5. They reproduced a pressure regulator failure; the regulator, supposed to provide 4.2 pounds psi pressure, only supplied 3.7 ppsi, the level it gave on the flight. The other problem, the failure of an oxygen circulator fan, will be the subject of today's tests.
sjb (12/01/82)
Technicians have found what they are calling a tentative reason for the failure of the two space suits aboard STS-5. Apparently, in Bill Lenoir's suit, a pressure regulator broke down because a few pieces of plastic that are supposed to keep tension on springs were never installed. They termed this due to a lack of quality control. In William Allen's suit, a fan broke down because of a ''fluke mechanical failure.''