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Engineers opened the shuttle Challenger’s engine compartment to replace a rocket engine valve assembly suspected of causing Friday’s dramatic last-second launch abort. The billion-dollar spaceship is not expected to be ready for a second launch attempt until around the end of the month, following necessary trouble-shooting and maintenance.
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