NASA studying alternative to SSME for exploration

NASA is reconsidering its plan to use a new version of the space shuttle main engine (SSME) for the larger of two launch vehicles to send human explorers beyond low-Earth orbit to the moon and beyond. As a potential cost-saving measure, engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center are taking another...

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