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Space Shuttle Projects
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A forward segment is being lowered into the Transient Pressure Test Article (TPTA) test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) east test area. The TPTA test stand, 14-feet wide, 27-feet long, and 33-feet high, was built in 1987 to provide data to verify the sealing capability of the redesign solid rocket motor (SRM) field and nozzle joints. The test facility applies pressure, temperature, and external loads to a short stack of solid rocket motor hardware.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSpace Shuttle Projects. NASA/MSFC, 1987-07-01. Public domain. ID: 8777958.
