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Centaur G "First Chips" Mission: N/A (program canceled)   Comment: A Shuttle Centaur G stage was originally slated to launch the Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter. These first chips from the production of a Space Shuttle payload bay-compatible Centaur upper stage was created October 8, 1984 by General Dynamics' Space Systems Division. The Centaur G Program was canceled after the loss of Challenger due to safety concerns over launching humans in the same vehicle as the hydrogen-filled stage. back to Artifacts © 1999-2008 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved. Questions? E-mail contact@collectspace.com