In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Boeing worker Alden Pitard looks at a 3D digital scan of an actuator. There are two actuators per engine on the Shuttle, one for pitch motion and one for yaw motion. The Space Shuttle Main Engine hydraulic servoactuators are used to gimbal the main engine.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA
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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Boeing worker Alden Pitard looks at a 3D digital scan of an actuator. There are two actuators per engine on the Shuttle, one for pitch motion and one for yaw motion. The Space Shuttle Main Engine hydraulic servoactuators are used to gimbal the main engine.