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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Space Shuttle Main Engines Deliver Final Components of Japanese Experiment Module to International Space Station

Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) successfully powered the launch of the final components of the Japanese Experiment Module aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on Mission ...
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Space Shuttle Main Engines Power Delivery of Parts and Cargo Module to the International Space Station

Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) today successfully powered the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-133 to deliver spare parts and a modified cargo ...
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The Advantages of Silicon Nitride in Engine Components and Bearing Applications by Precision Ceramics

Silicon nitride has unique and remarkable properties. In fact, bearings made from this material have been utilized in the main engines of the Space Shuttle. It is one of the few monolithic ceramic ...