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From: tohall@helios.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Hall (Sverdrup))
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Information: Standard ARM
Message-ID: <1991Feb13.215800.3574@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 13 Feb 91 21:58:00 GMT
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From: tohall@helios.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Hall (Sverdrup))
In article <1991Feb9.032640.3811@cbnews.att.com>, megazone@wpi.WPI.EDU (MEGAZONE 23) writes...
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>Information: Standard ARM


    Thanks for an informative article. My understanding is that all Standard
ARMs have been withdrawn from service due to cracking of the solid propellant
during storage. The motor would explode at launch, with fatal consequences
to the launch aircraft.