NASDA Seeks Cause of LE-5A
The premature shutdown of the Mitsubishi/IHI LE-5A second-stage motor that put Japan's $375-million Comets satellite into a bad orbit is believed to have been caused by a hole in the outer casing of the motor's exhaust nozzle. Officials in Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) are...
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