Last Rocketdyne-Powered Atlas Centaur Flies Into History

Credit: CARLETON BAILIE/AW&ST
The last of the original General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin Atlas-Centaur boosters powered by Rocketdyne MA-5A engines rocketed into history here Aug. 31. The mission marks the passing of the torch to a much different and newer Atlas design powered by Russian engines. The final Rocketdyne-powered...

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