ENGINE MODIFICATION
The Mitsubishi LE-7A engine that successfully powered the first prototype of Japan's H-IIA will be modified for the second test flight early next year. It will include a new inducer for the engine's liquid-hydrogen turbopump. Pre-launch engine-test data showed an abnormal fluid phenomena that caused...
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