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    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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  • 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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    On February 16, 1988, NASA shipped MPTA-ET, an external tank which had been used for propulsion tests with MPTA-098, on an open barge from Stennis Space...
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    Vibro Acoustic Structural Test Article OV-103 Discovery OV-098 Pathfinder OV-104 Atlantis MPTA-098 Main Propulsion Test Article OV-105 Endeavour Formerly...
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    testing.: 173  Rockwell constructed the Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA)-098, which was a structural truss mounted to the ET with three RS-25 engines...
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