Engine trouble prevents Northrop Grumman supply ship from reaching space station

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Engine trouble prevents Northrop Grumman supply ship from reaching space station
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A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman's capsule rocketed into orbit Sunday from Florida aboard SpaceX. But less than two days later, the capsule's main engine shut down prematurely while trying to boost its orbit.

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