The Nation - News from Aug. 13, 1985
The engine shutdown that almost aborted the space shuttle Challenger’s launch last month was caused, as suspected, by sensors that broke and falsely reported a fuel pump was overheating, a spokesman for the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International reported. Rocketdyne is the prime contractor on the shuttle main engines. The spokesman said a new production process has improved sensors and that the firm has recommended the new ones fly on Discovery when it is launched Aug. 24.
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