Shuttle LOX Loading Transient Study

Abstract

The configuration and operation of the LOX loading facilities to be used for the space shuttle main propulsion test article at the National Space and Technology Laboratories (NSTL), and for the space shuttle launch facilities at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) was investigated. The acceptability of these LOX loading facilities for each application was determined along with the degree of similarity between the systems with respect to the applicability of data developed during operations at NSTL a to the launch site operations at KSC. Results are summarized and final data comparisons, conclusions, and recommendations are presented.