The Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA-098) was built by Rockwell International as a testbed for the definitive propulsion and fuel delivery systems for...
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MPTA may refer to: MPTA — Main Propulsion Test Article – part of the US Space Shuttle programme, see Orbiter Vehicle Designation MPTA-098 (formerly MPTA)...
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Space Shuttle (section Testing)
the Edwards Air Force Base to begin testing.: 173 Rockwell constructed the Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA)-098, which was a structural truss mounted...
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simulator program MPTA-098, the Main Propulsion Test Article built as a systems testbed for the Space Shuttle program Pathfinder (OV-098), a Space Shuttle...
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Space Shuttle orbiter (section Propulsion)
for the attitude control propulsion, Aerojet in Rancho Cordova, California for the orbital insertion and deorbit propulsion, McDonnell Douglas for the...
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