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Installation of new LCA-2 on Endeavour completed

Cape Canaveral, USA - It distributes power to nine shuttle systems

NASA unveiled that yesterday, May 4, 2011, was completed the installation of a new Load Control Assembly-2, LCA-2, a box of switches with the function of distributing power to nine shuttle systems, included the heaters on a fuel line for APU-1, Auxiliary Power Unit-1. The replacement work of LCA-2 was implemented by technicians of 39-A launch platform; later the team will carry out the test on it...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1129137
Rome, Italy, 05/05/2011 12:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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