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NEW ENGINE FOR SHUTTLE ATLANTIS
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, A new main engine has been installed on the space shuttle "Atlantis" to make it safer during the climb to orbit, scheduled for June 14. Built by Boeing Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, California, the new engine, called Block II, Main Engine includes a new Pratt&Whitney high-pressure fuel turbopump that will add 300 pounds to the weight of the shuttle. NASA comunicates...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency