Six-month slip seen in first flight of new Shuttle fuel pump

Continuing development problems with the advanced Space Shuttle Main Engine liquid hydrogen turbopump under development at Pratt&Whitney will delay first flight of the complete SSME Block 2 engine about six months, until the middle of next year, NASA and company officials say. Originally set for...

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