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Appendix C: Shuttle Upgrades Presented to the Committee
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... APPEND TX C Shuttle Upgrades Presented to the Committee Phase II Orbiter Projects Global positioning systems Multifunction electronic display systems Advanced master electronics controllers Thermal protection system improvements Shuttle integrated global positioning system and inertial navigation system Micrometeoroid and orbital debris protection Advanced air data transducer assembly Reinforced carbon-carbon upgrade Solid state recorder/mass memory storage unit Solid state lights Precision approach Wireless video Checkout and launch control system Integrated vehicle health management Fiber-optic flight experiment Standard single payload carrier study Less toxic thermal protection system waterproofing Reusable Solid Rocket Booster Projects Hydraulic power unit fuel isolation valve/shaft seal Aft skirt factor of safety bracket Composite solid rocket booster nose cap 64
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... APPENDIX C External Tank External tank ground umbilical carrier assembly upgrades Friction stir welding Extravehicular activity projects Phase III Channel-wall nozzle Reusable solid rocket motor Jjoint insulation upgrade Avionics upgrade Auxiliary power unit replacement, Nontoxic orbital maneuvering system/reaction control system Regenerative carbon dioxide removable system Water membrane evaporator Extended nose landing gear Main propulsion system electromechanical actuator Phase IV Solid rocket motor fifth segment Liquid fly-back booster 65
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