rjnoe@riccb.UUCP (Roger J. Noe) (09/13/85)
Space shuttle orbiter vehicle Atlantis successfully completed a static firing of its main engines. NASA is pronouncing this orbiter vehicle the "cleanest" shuttle to date. The first launch of Atlantis is scheduled for October 2, 1985, a Defense Department mission designated 51-J. Its second mission is Earth Observation Mission 1 scheduled for November. Atlantis is also to deploy the Galileo Jupiter orbiter/probe attached to a Centaur upper stage next May. -- Roger Noe ihnp4!riccb!rjnoe