Profile of Shuttle MissionEach Shuttle orbiter can fly a minimum of 100 missions and carry as much as 29,484 kg (65,000pounds) of cargo and up to 7 crew members and passenger/specialists into orbit. It can return14,515 kg (32,000 pounds) of cargo to earth.

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ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY

VELOCITY, 28.082 kmfhr117,450 mphl

ORBITAL OPERATIONS

LANOING

CROSSRANGE: 1: 2037 km (i 1100 nautical milesllfrom entry path)

VELOCITY: 184 to 196 knotsIZ13 to 226 mphl

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HEIGHT: 185 to 1110 km

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LENGTHSYSTEM: 56.14 m (184.2 feetl

ORBITER: 37.24 m (122.2 feetl

HEIGHTSYSTEM: 23.34 m (76.6 feet I

ORBITER: 17.27 m (56.67 feet)

WINGSPANORBITER: 23.79 m (78.06 feetl

WEIGHTGROSS LIFT-OFF:2,041.200 kg (4.5 million poundsl

ORBITER LANDING:96,163 kg (212 thousand pounds)

THRUSTSOLID-ROCKET BOOSTERS (2):12,899,200 newtons (2.9 million pounds)of thrust each at sea levelORBITER MAIN ENGINES 131:1,668,000 newtons (375 th ousand pounds)of thrust each at sea level

CARGO BAYDIMENSIONS:18.28 m (60 feet) long, 4.57 m (15 feet)in diameter

ACCOMMODATIONS:Unmanned spacecraft to fully equippedscientific labs

DURATION: 7·30 days

SHUTTLE CHARACTERISTICS(values are approximate)

SHUTTLE LAUNCH

SEPARATION OFEXTERNAL TANK

SEPARATION OFSOLIO-ROCKET BOOSTERS

HEIGHT: 45 km (28 miles)

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SPACE SHUTTLE ASSOCIATE CONTRACTORS -

EXTERNAL TANK -- ..::>.Martin Marietta

SOLlD·ROCKET BOOSTERSIntegration, Final AssemblyMarshall Space Flight CenterStructureMcDonnell DouglasMotorsThiokol

ORBITERRockwell InternationalNorth American Space OperationsSpace Transportation andSystems Group

MAIN ENGINESRockwell InternationalRocketdyne Division

Rockwell International is NASA's prime contractor for development and building of the SpaceShuttle orbiters and main engines and for integration of the entire Shuttle system. Rockwell isalso responsible for Shuttle orbiter turnaround operations and for Shuttle launch operations support.

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ABBOTT TRANSISTORDllplaYl.ndconuolltr.nl!olme:r

ASEX CORP.• AEROSPACE DIVISIONH",dritUhcpump

AEROCEANIC CASTINGSQ,bllffClU11"iS

AERODYNE CONTROLS CORP-O~V!l~II. hVllID!I~n chft" valve,

prUlur"eltelwalfr v~lve

AEROfLEX LABORATORIESV,lllaltOOlISolal,nnmOUnl1

AEROJET-GENERAL, AEROJET LIQUIDROCKET CO

Olbltalmaneu_,"ng1ubSVSltnl .ngUlU

A[ROOUIP CORP" AEROSPACE DIV.MARMAN DIV.

CQuphn!l, b.nd cl.mp"" duci

AEROSPACE AVIONICSC.UIHlrI/WI'"'"Il·nnunCIIIOI'1umbly

AEROSPACE R[SfARCll ASSOCIATESC:lhleallelluator .nembly

AIKEN INDUSTRIES,MECtlANICAlPRODUCTS OIVISION

Therm.lctltiltbrulo.'fS

AlL, CUTLER tlAM~.'ER

t.lICIOI\~;' U~ bum I.ndmgloyllem "U'~~IHln stl. (lI'Ull br ••l,,,.

Pfll'lmplll~_ll1bly

AtReO INClI ...drogtfl,o .....gtflc... lullltrs

AIRCRAfT ENGINEERING CORP.MolU prnpulllnn "~l articleur"Chneanlllllaltollll.O,IUler. SlIullie rrUIISllmle:

AIRCRAft INSTRUMENTS CO.

AIR[SEARCIl MfG CO .• GARRETT CORP.11,,, dal~ Ir,n1dnu. nsembly,cornpllle',c..b,na"p,n~urlul""'ViIlve.11IshUIOIl1ol'llu1\lv~ve.!I"oundcool,nl

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AIR INOUSTIRES CORP.NlilSillldbulll.

A1RITE OIV.,SAnGENr INDUSTRIESHehumlDlik

ALLEN BRADLEVPOltrU,oolete,

AMERICAN AEROSPACECUf,enll.eo"ol.cllIIenlle.-eldeIKlo,

AMERICAN AIRLINESBIMI""J 141 !;hUlll,u',," allt'OII!m~""gFl.1!,ca. o~'allOllS ~Cllllurl

AMETEK CI\LMECShuwltvalve;d"cunlll!(lS

I\METEK STRAZAf,Hlndd"lnusernbl ... ;Imeauell1bly

AMEX SYSTEMCouublt

AMIINOUSTRIES.IHC.OPl!'lhOl\illltlglllClIWandp:.menQll':IIats

ANDRADE IIRDS. PAVING CO.ConSllutlHln

ANEMOSTAT PRODUCTSCall111,ulhtlul.ers

APEX MILLS CORP.PUl.lvtlh,rmllconllulIIIparalon

APPLIED RESOURCESROlalYl.W,It!'l

ARGO MACHINE CO.PrWSlOnrnachlnlng

ARKWIN INDUSTRIES1l'/draulu:renrYIlII;yalves;uleophuluct,ltetClnnlller

ARRAL INDUSTRIESGtnelllrnlChmeshup

ARROWHEAD PRODUCTS DIV.,fEDERAL MOGUL

M'm'nglneleedhnt1,'I/duc,

ARno INDUSTRIESAccess plallorm Ill.ernbhl1

A$KUS CORPORATIONGeneral m~chllli shOll

ASTECIIt.Illnplopulslonsv,lemheallhleld

AUTDNETICS GROUP.ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL

Shullte;MofllUlttIUI.dllYi!,rnodul,conlrolle';ACbullenso,.t~dconlrol

anernb1v:mulereyenICOnlrollll,bKkuplllglllConlrolSYllem

AVCDKu·handanlenna:Kuwavegu,de.nembl ... ;clew module bulkheads

AVI MANUfACTURING CO.Cabl,assembl... llbllUlton

VECTOR OIV .• AVOINMult,plulflguntl

BALL BROTHERS RESEARCH CORP.SI"lr.ckll

BARRY CONTROLSV,b"'lun mounl ,n.mbl... ku

BOULDER D1V., BEECH AIRCRAfT CORP.Pnwer re8[larlIIIOI~lJcauernblv;

orl/llCf heontoolanl servicing Ullll;groundlupplllleqlllpmgnt

BELDO STEEL CORP.CaniSlt'IOCIf'lplvloadshomcheckllulIKlhun10Otbller

BElL AND HOWELLMagniliC lape reco,de'

BELL INDUSTRIESTerrnlnalboaldl

BENDIX CORP.Connetlors;lnd'C310'1

BERTE A CORP.LanduIggn'lndtxlern,ttanl.IClUalO'S

B.f. GOODRICH CORP.M,m. nose l..dlnggllrwhe,l.rnllnl",d"'!Ignr brake",,,rnbly.ma",andnusegurllfe,

BLUE CHIP MANUfACTURINGMadllt1ln9

BOEINGSnukClIcuI13n~IVSl';

Ulllelalltraftmod,tlunon;liliconelllllng.loadmusutemenlsyslem

BOMARfTlCV,"abletranslorme'

BRUNSWICKF,lam'n,woulld lan".PlIssureSlO,a!:lelanks;smuktdel'CI,ons...nem;tuelupprul,un1",I,em;lIansdutlr\

BUSSMAN OIV., McGRAW EDISONfUSfI.luseholde'l;seals

C&H SUPPL V CO.Tool supplies

C&H TOOL ENGINEERING & SUPPLYTooisupphts

CALSPANW,ndlunnelleSls:alcenlandenl/yrales"ns

CARLETON CONTROLSAlmospllellc pressure controlWSlem.lam"llnl'lshuIOfi~Iye.tryorel.luf,·ors;

.tllocksuPPOllcornpouenlsVlllm

CELESCO INOUSTRIESTllnl.lluclIs

CHEM TRICL,1esupPI.'IlSYll,mgenera'GI

CIRCLE SEAL, BRUNSWICKCheck Yalves;lIllel yalVCI

COAST METAL CRAfTMel.llIul1oSfs;bulkl1ead penetratIOnlilIes

COLLINS AVIONICS GROUP.ROCKWElL INTERNATIONAL

Display dllY!r Utili.hOlllons'IU;lIIonmd'CIlOI

COLUMBUS AIRCRAfT DIV•.ROCKWEll INTERNATIONAL

BodyhilPSItUtlurt.delallpa.ls;nosegUlduurs

COMMUNICATION COMPONENTSUHFanrenna

COMPUTER SOfTWARE ANAL VSTS, INC.Sohwne

CONRAC CORP.Engine InlltfaCl unll,rnlsSlonllrn.r.,venlllrntl,Q,oundcurnmalld,tIlerl:.teelog,cbo.

CONSOLIDATED CONTROLSValvn; regulalors

CONTRACTORS CARGOOYI/land transpon Iractor

CONVAIR AEROSPACE DIV.,GENERAL DVNAMICS

Mtd h,~elage

CORNING GLASS\'Ilndlhleld:wcndows

COX ANO CDMPANVW;iIlerlelteIYDolvthuler.I1UltrilSlernblYlank;venlhneheal@r

CRANE CD.. HVoRO AIREMalA landlll!l!le~r brake

CRISSAIR INC.Chukyalve,UowrtS!f1Clor

CURTISS-WRIGHTP'ylOld bay doO'ltluallun •S\'slem;udlalor deploymechilnl1rn

DATUM. INC.SlIlltlullllesl

DERL MANUFACTURING CD.M~tal labricallon

DESCENT CONTROLS. INC.Oelcenl conltol and lines

DEUTSCHEleclric~l CUlll'Il!'ClOr

CHARLES STARK DRAPERLABORATORV.INC,

Guulanct.n.Vlphon.andcontrolsoltwall

DVNAMICS CORP.Cablndillunl

ECKEL VALVEValves

EOClIff INSTRUMENTSPOllIIGnlrBmdllCel

EDISON ELECTRONICS OIV.Of McGRAW EDISON

SWllcl1ts

ELOEC CORP.S,gllaicondilione,rntll/lape,prOll,m"YSWllcft

ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATIONAn'logcompUltlsvuem

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES.INC'..TASKER INDUSTRIES

Coa_Clbl,ELLANEf

Halch 1~lcl1 acwalor. altdallsenSOtprobeaCluator.narIrlCke, dool; rnafllpulltOllltenlronIllChlClu:.Uors

ENOEvCOP,elO,lecIIlClCctltlornetel.lCouUlCp,d.up

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCVSpatllab ami U'1hapld pallel~

EX·CELL·O CORP.•CAOILLAC CONTROLS UNlT

HaIChal1enu811lr

EXPLOSIVE TECIINOLOGVCrewe1C8pepyrosvuern.seyer~n~e sYlle",

fAIRCHILD REPUBLICVllltnlllll

FAIRCHILD STRATOSV,lUl,dlsconnKIS,,rnmonl,bOlle,sub1ynem.hel'ump,enurereguIIIOr

FORO AEROSPACE ANDCOMMUNICATIONS CORP.

Groundtommunlcallon1vstern IUSUppOrl SpauS!lulllel' VAfB

fOSTER DESIGN CO., INC_Purchasullabol

GI~U TECHNOLOGV CO.CI ...oconnecIO'

GENERAL ELECTRICWanecolleClolsubs...Slem;

IhellTlaiproteCIlIJII1ySlcrnadheSive

GEORGE A. fULLER CO .•DIV. Of NORTHROP CORP.

Millmg,demallnQdeylC'

GLOBE ALBANYTherrnal p,OllCI10n IVltemNomel( "II

GRIMES MANUfACTURtNGInnndelunilioodhgllt

GRUMMAN CORP.WlIlg

GULTON INDUSTRIESAcctleromeltl.lr,nlductr

HAMILTON STANDARD, DIV OfUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

AlmOlphellC,evt!.I,lDuonsubsyll,m.wlltlboole,.hydrauhctDII,ltllh""POIIIO' system;waler conllotpantl:ellllaY!hlcullllCltvllyhiesupponsymm,mobllll",unit SUll~

ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIV ..HARRIS CORP.Pullecod~ mlldullllllnmaller u"',

HARTMAN ELECTRIC MfG. OIV ..ATO

Genelllpu,polepowlI COnl:.tCIOI

HAVEG INDUSTRIES. INC.Gtnf'illj:lurponwlle

HAVOEN S\-'I"CH AND IPlSTRUMENTLlm'l1WtICh,s

HEXCEL AEROSPACEAllenllalo, pads

HI·TEMP INSULATION INC.l~vdrDulic blankel Inlulallon

NAVCDM SYSTEMS OIV ..1l0FfMAN ELECTRONICS CORP.

TI(IIUlal' n,vlgalionIIONEVWELL.INC

fhgillconllol1ubwu,m;'Olliional hand conlroll,r.KteJtromete,anernbl .... 1pudbllkelhluuconlrol.Ilanllahonhandconllol.IUCllonlels.atlOlllrlaceSIlYoamplol,ers,radaclaunchp'oceumgsyslern

HOOVER ELECTRICActualors

SPACE & COMMUNICA nONS GROUP,HUGIlES AIRCRAfT CO.

Ku·b,ndrldal & commun,ulIons...slern

fEDERAL SYSTEMS DIV.• IBM CORP.CRTdllPIa... subsyuem;9tneralpurp01l!compU1tr,lnpUIOUlPUlptoc:euor

ICI UNITED STATES INC.Thermal prolechOll's...".rnalominummal

ILC TECHNOLOGVInllliorcabmllghMg

INTERMETRICS.INC.

CompmelpIOSlimmmglangul;a.'Ylon,cslohwlle

In CANNONConnltlors;bulkhudfud·,hlu

J.C. CARTER CO.APUslllllt.couphng

JET AIR, INC.Wehting.Il,achllllnu

JET ELECTRONICSInd\C~lor allllllde doretTor

J.L.PROOUCTSfIl1urewl'nlflg;$wIlChU;rebys

J.P. STEVENS & CO .. INC.Th.,mllp'OletllOIl ",Slemquarulhrnd

KWESTSlgnalcond,llonel1.plISlU/llransducers

KIRK·MAVER, INC.Purch'led engineering labor

LABARGEWue

LEACH RELAVR,laVI

LEAR SIEGLERAl1lludedlrteloo':lnmd,UlOI.couphng1.dlsconnetlll

LIFE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDS.palilor

LOCKHEEO·CA LlfORNIAEletl;OnltaIS;otb,lerSIlUClurellUlng

LOCKHEED ELECTRONICSSUPPOIISIlVlCIS

LOCKHEEO·MISSILES & SPACE CO.ReuAblelu,I,ce,nsut'!lon

LOS ANGElES DIVISION,ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL

ToollabllCillron;lh fuselageIh,ultSllUtlure.d,IIUllonbonding; crew rnodule p~nell;ground

Vlbralltln lUI ml1del

MAGNA VOXUHFItCllyer. ttanSmlllll,m(llln!

MAltO MICRODOT CORP.Conneclo,

MAC'S BUILDING MAINTENANCEJ'"lto,••lu'VIl:IS

MARDUAROT CD .•CCI CORP.

RnttlonCOII!lollh/Uslers

MARTIN MARIETTAC'UIIon & warn,ngelectronICS;p... IOlmllatolconlroll,r.lelCIlonconlrolluOiySltmlanks

MARTINEZ AEROSPACEMachlnltlg

MARVIN ENGINEERING

MCDONNELL DOUGLASASTRONAUTICS CO.

Orbilll rnaneuyering ,ubl...stem; /taclionconlrol subs... llem;tit propulsion pod;Spacel.binlegr.lion

MEGATEKC'von.ls

MENASCOLandUlggursnoc" U'UIS andb'lCe.uernbly

'.lERCO MfG. CO.Crtwmoduleltilltr.tkll panels

METAL BELLOWS CO.POllbll,ndwall!Walerlanks;lluholes

METALCRAFTPortabl.lillUlinllUllhtrl

MICRO MEASUREMENTSSlralngauge

MODULAR COMPUTER SYSTEMSO,I,.cqu tSlllon1Y1lff11

CONTROLS DIV.,MOOG. INC.

AClUllor

MOTOROLAGSE comrnuniCllions leSlie,

NARTRANSElecllOntcsauembl...

U.S. BEARINGS DIV ..NETWORK elECTRONICS CORP.

H'lchlalchlinks,sphlliulburin;

ElECTRONICS OIV.•NORTHROP CORP

Rale gyro ilssernbl ...OEA

Thruller allembl .gUlliolmeaSiembl...

PACE PUBLICATIONS ARTSPublicalionslt'VICn

PARKER HANNlflN CORP.O,seonnKIS:ViII"es,accurnul'lolS.couplln;s,valftplnSUllllhelrUCllonconllolsvSl•m

OPTICAL TECHNO LOG V DIV.,PERKIN ELMER CORP.

Sp,n 1~lescopeuSlmbl1es.

controls

PNEU DEVICESShulollvalye CIICUliliIOIll!ump

PNEU ORAULICSV,lyes

PORTER SEALAll d.ll1tnso, un,1 suI plate

pRAn & WHITNEV DIV.•UNITED TECHNOLOGIES

fullttllpowllplanlPRECISION MOTION

AClualOI1

pREMCD fORGEForglngs.callln~

PRESSED STEEL TANK CO.ArnmoniaSIOla!le lank

PRESSURE SVSTEM,INC.Hydll,me luellilnk

FJ. PRINCE CO.COnSIIUtllon

pRDTOCON

i:~~,;,.~~~::rs~~~~o;llYUROLATOR.INC.

fiher moduteanemblv

RCA CORP.Clowd-elrcuitleleYISlon

ROf CORP.Transduttrs

REGENT JACK MANUfACTURING CO.J~cks

REMTECH.INC.Funtllonalmillellal

RESISTOfLEXHvdraullc sys,ern~

ROMAN ENGINEERINGPreclSlonmach,nlng

ROSANAilC.lah II!lings

ROSEMOUNT,INC.Sensol1,mdICllors;tranlducers

R.V. WEATHERfORDShunl

SANTA FE TEXTILESThcrrnalprOII!t1iunsyslcmfnconel.150wlrclprU1Dandlabtlc

SCHELOAIlLP,wllelherrnalconuolcoyelmalellal5ilndmnlllaven

SCOTT INCORPORATEDActU'lon

SEALECTROConnecior

SENTRANVacuum lenSOI

SIMMONDS PRECISION INSTRUMENTSSeniC" Ind electronH:S

SIMMONDS PRECISION, MOTIONCONTROLS DIVISION

forward. aft yenl doon

SINGER KEARfOTTIntrllalmeasUllm,nlunll;mult,pIUllmttlllctadilpltl;dOl:rbu,couplu

SKIPPER & CO.Chernicalpfocening

SNAPTITECoupling

SPACE ORDNANCE SYSTEMSOtton'lol;plluurtt1lllldge;lr!lnglblenUll

SPAR AEROSPACERernOllmillllpulllorlyuem

SpECTRAN INSTRUMENTRadiomtte';calorimeler;lensoll

SPEEDRlvE MANUFACTURING CO.Windowrelaine's

fLIGHT SYSTEMS DlV,.SPERRY RANO CORP.

Mulhplellll/dernulhpltller;aUlornlllclandmQsynem.!IIISPtedand ,lhrnelerindlt'lOn

SSP PRODUCTS. INC.Out! auembl ...

STATIIAM INSTRUMENTSPrenurelransducer

STERER ENGINEERING & MFG.Nosegearsleerlng.ndd.mpmglyslem.v.lyes

STERLING TRANSfORMER CORP.T'lnslormel

SUNOSTRAND CORP.AU~llIarvpowerunll.

atluahonunm:hydrogenrtCllCUlilllOnpurnpanernblv;lhermollel

SVMETRICS

SVSTRON·OONNERACClleromeler;wilre, Ind cDlIlilnlsyslern

lAVIS CORP.f1owmtle"P'fUUrt ltansdUCfl

TAVCO ENGINEERINGfutl ClII nOllle: WISIt dump

TECHNI·DATA LABORATORIESE1eclrllnkcornpunenlSupdallng.rcfurblshing

TECHNO LOG V DEVELOPMENT CORP.Avion1clsohware

TELEOYNAMICS OIV.,AMBAC INDUSTRIES

S·blnd trarumme" "'nseelYeITELEOVNE KINETICS

OCpowe,conlllClor.t1mllswllCl1es

TELEOYNE MCCORMACKInilialor'uembiv

TELEDVNE TliERMAT1CSCoa~ cable p'Olulype;Wife

THEPHONICS OIV ..INSTRUMENTS SYSTEMS CORP.

Orb'leraudlodlSlllbulton,... slem

T,EJ,U SERViCE,SPulChlSld ,ngineellng labor

HVORAULIC RESEARCH &MANUfACTURING CO.,TEXTRON CORP.

Servo aClualor;hydrauhc yalye

3·M COMPANYThelmalpfoleCllonsySlemAB·312ftben •

TIMES WIRE AND CABLECoucabln

TlTEfLEX DIVISIONfltllhOles.llnlS

TORRINGTON COMPANYNeedle bearing

TRANSCO PRODUCTSS·blndlwllch

TRIONICS MANUFACTURINGPUlCh.ltlabol

TRUE POSITION MACHINEDesigned pailS, labor

ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS OIV ..TRW SYSTEMS

S.hndp3yloadlAlerrugilIOI.nelwor~.payloadslgnallllocenolS

TULSA DIVISION.ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL

Cargoblydoors;!IloundlUpportequlpmenl

UNifiED INDUSTRIESCornpulf'!soh....a'e

U.S. BEARINGSpl1erlCalbea'lnQorbllertlIlllnallank

U.s. ENGINEERINGPurcllaledengineeringl.bo,

U.S. RADIUMlighlingpaneloverl,y

VACCO INDUSTRIESVII""

VALCOR ENGINEERlr~G CORP.flowconllolpack,ge

VIKING MACIlINE & ENGINEERINGMachining

VOUGHT CORPORATIONLe:.td,ngedgellll/ClulI:nose Up. radlll(u,llowcontrolass,mhl",;Cll!Wmodulesk",s bulkhead

WALTHAM PRECISION INSTRUMENTSElghl-d'V c1ock

WATKINS JOHNSONAnlenn'l: l·bandtaClIt:.l1 aIr nav.g:.luo

WAVECOMS·balldmuUiple)(l!r

AEROSPACE ELECTRICAL OIV .•WESTINGHOUSE ElECTRIC CORP.

RemOlepowe'conllolle,;e1KlllclisySleminyerlf'$

SYSTEMS DEVElOPMENT OIV.,WESTINGHOUSE HECTRIC CORP.

Masler lllninguni,

WESTON INSTRUMENTSEvenl Indkatol; indlt~'ol meIer

WHITTAKER CORP.OllrnpvalY!:hellurnteguIIlOII

WINTEC. BRUNSWICKfilten;dllluleu

WRIGHT COMPONENTSVatYfl

XEBEC CORP.AUlomilledcllcui!

XEROX CORPORATIONOigitalcornpule.

This list does not include all orbiter subcontractors nor the subcontractors for the external tank, solid·rocket boosters, or Space Shuttle main engines.

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SEMIGLOSS GRAY IMETALI MAIN ENGINES,ORBITAL6 MANEUVERING SUBSVSTEM (ENGINE NOZZLES ONLY!. ELEVQN

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7 ~g~;C~~:EL~~~:EACTION CONTROL SUBSYSTEM ENGINE

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