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Aunc.3368 net.space utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!smb Wed Apr 28 13:54:28 1982 Re: shuttle engine blowup?

I heard about the engine explosion via normal media channels. I suspect that it's just been crowded out by the Falklands *and* the Sinai withdrawal; I suspect that most newspapers can't handle more than one big story at a time.

Anyway... It was a test engine that exploded. They were testing the engine at 109% of rated capacity, as part of an effort to increase the payload capacity. Last I heard, they didn't know why it blew, nor did they expect any effect on the Columbia.

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