A modified hydrogen valve design

A modified hydrogen valve design that is less susceptible to freezing will be fitted into Pratt & Whitney RL10 upper stage engines in Atlas V and Delta IV launchers to prevent a recurrence of early engine shutdown. There was such an incident on June 15 during launch of two National Reconnaissance...

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