[Via Satellite 04-29-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has traced the cause of an anomaly that occurred during the March 22 OA-6 Cygnus mission for Orbital ATK to the RD-180 engine’s Mixture Ratio Control Valve (MRCV). According to the company, the assembly of the valve caused a reduction in fuel flow during the boost phase of [...]

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Source: [url=http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/04/29/ula-ids-source-of-atlas-5-oa-6-mission-anomaly/]ULA ID’s Source of Atlas 5 OA-6 Mission Anomaly[/url]


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