ROCKETDYNE AND NASA

ROCKETDYNE AND NASA engineers late last week were analyzing a cracked space shuttle main engine duct to determine whether its failure should delay plans to launch Columbia on Mission 73. Two cracks totaling 2 in. in length were discovered Oct. 11 when cryogenic oxygen began leaking from the Inconel...

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