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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Some interesting SSME specifications.
Message-ID: <1990Oct25.162606.25025@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <344@frisbee.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 90 16:26:06 GMT

In article <344@frisbee.UUCP> matt@frisbee.UUCP (Matt Taylor) writes:
>[ On a related note, wasn't there supposed to be a beefed up
>version of the current SSME due to be incorporated into the shuttle 
>sometime soon? ]

There is work in progress on a new "powerhead" -- pumps, valves, and
injectors -- for the SSMEs, but it's still some ways from completion,
and there is no firm plan to actually use it for flight.
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