NASA, PRATT REVIEW SHUTTLE PUMP RULES

Ateam headed by Marshall Space Flight Center engineers is scouring inspection requirements for Pratt&Whitney's new space shuttle main engine pumps following the discovery in one pump of a metal seal bent into the unit's hot gas stream. The 3-in. section of the stainless steel, third-stage turbine...

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