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A medium-lift Energia-M version was proposed orbital launch attempts failed, largely due to the unreliability ofthe third stage. Despite the withdrawal of the UK and Italy from the program' a Europa II version with a solid propellant fourth stage was developed to send smal1 payloads into geostationary orbit. ,was a failure. In1972 the project was canceled and but never flew replaced by Ariane. 84 85 M-V J-I lrerN lrerN SPECIFICATION: SPECIFICATION: MANUFACTURER: Ni5san MANUFACTuRER: Nissan LAUNcH srrE: Tanegashima, JaPan FrRsr LAUNcH: FebruarY 11,1996 LAUNcH srrE: Uchinoura Space Center, l(agoshima, Japan FrRsr LAUNcH: December 2.
The Saturn V production line was shut down in 1970. Between 1967 and 1973, 13 rockets were launched with a perfect launch record, although there were engine failures on Apollo 6 and Apollo 13. Nine Saturn Vs delivered manned Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. The final launch on May 14,I97), placed the Skylab space station 92 in LEO. in orbit. It was a reliable, versatile, and costcffective vehicle that was used in nine configurations over 34 years. It could launch suborbital probes and high-speed reentry vehicles as well as small capable ofplacing payloads orbital payloads.
80 (4) FrRsr srAGE: Rocketdyne (ro,89o lb) After the Challenger shuttle disaster, the Atlas II was developed in the late 1980s as an unmanned launcher for government and commercial satellites. An improved Centaur upper stage increased its payload capability. The most powefful version was the Atlas IIAS, with four solid rocket boosters and a Centaur 2A upper stage. The last Atlas IIAS flew on August 3I,2004, carrying National Reconnaissance Office payload. The Atlas III was introduced on May 24,2000, during the transition to the Atlas V.