Lockheed Martin completes new 'stretched' Centaur stage

Lockheed Martin has completed the first article of a new series of "stretched" Centaur upper stages that will boost the performance of its new Atlas IIIB and Atlas V space launch vehicles. Measuring 38.5 feet long, the new "Common Centaur" stage carries a tank some 5.5 feet longer than existing...

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