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Title: Aerojet General's Orbital Maneuvering Subsystem (OMS) engines
Creator: Aerojet-General Corporation
Date Created and/or Issued: 1980s circa
Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History
Collection: Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
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Description: "Aerojet General's Orbital Maneuvering Subsystem (OMS) engines are each capable of generating 6,000 pounds of thrust, equal to the strength of eight diesel locomotives. The OMS has a record workload on the 11th flight of the Space Shuttle, boosting CHALLENGER to its deepest orbit ever."
Type: image
Identifier: DB90FB0D-5B02-4EC5-9C3F-957160319906
1983/001/SBPM00083
Subject: Aerojet

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