Plug Wrap, Procedures Led to IUS Failure
The failure of a Boeing Inertial Upper Stage during the Apr. 9 Titan IVB launch of a missile warning satellite here was caused when a thermal wrap and tape applied to a harness and connector prevented proper disconnection of a plug linking the first and second stages of the IUS, according to a U.S...
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