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SSME Gimbal Bolt Mission: STS-95 Discovery   Crew: Curtis L. Brown Steven W. Lindsey Scott E. Parazynski Stephen K. Robinson Pedro Duque Chiaki Mukai John H. Glenn Launch: October 29, 1998   Landing: November 7, 1998   Duration: 8 days, 21 hours   Comment: STS-95 marked John Glenn's return to flight after his 1962 record-setting Mercury-Atlas 6 mission This bolt was part of Discovery's #2 main engine (SSME) gimbal bearing, which acts as the thrust interface between the engine and orbiter. It could no longer be used because the bolt exceeded its torque cycle. It was removed in Feb. 1999 while Discovery was being serviced post-flight inside Kennedy Space Center's Orbital Processing Facility No. 1 (OPF-1). This bolt was one of eight that was in the engine. back to Artifacts © 1999-2008 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved. Questions? E-mail contact@collectspace.com