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‘No Systemic Issue’ With RL-10B2 Engine After October 2012 Launch Mishap, ULA Says

Pat Host

Friday, February 14th, 2014

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‘No Systemic Issue’ With RL-10B2 Engine After October 2012 Launch Mishap, ULA Says

Artist's illustration of the GPS IIF satellite. Photo: Boeing.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) said Friday additional investigations show there is “no systemic issue” with the Delta IV launch vehicle’s RL-10B2 engine following an October 2012 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-3 launch mishap that resulted in lower thrust than expected. ULA Vice President for Atlas and Delta Programs Jim Sponnick said during a preview for the company’s upcoming GPS IIF-5 launch that ULA and Air Force teams are in phase two of their investigation related to the Delta IV second…

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Army

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Army

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