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Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Firing

On the 25th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 (the first moon landing mission) launch, Marshall Space Flight Center celebrated with a test firing of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) at the Technology Test Bed (TTB). This drew a large crowd who stood in the fields around the test site and watched as plumes of white smoke verified ignition.

 

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Image Number: MSFC-9408571

Date: July 20, 1994

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