KSC-75p-191
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The replacement of fins on the Apollo Soyuz Test Project S1B launch vehicle continued at KSC today. The decision to replace all of the fins was made when small hairline stress corrosion cracks were discovered in holddown fittings. Replacement of the fins is not expected to delay move of the launch vehicle to the launch pad on March 24. ASTP, the joint U.S._USSR space mission is scheduled for mid-July.
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March 11, 1975
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