Some engineering tests will be conducted on the telescope in April.

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This includes data that will result in developing engineering standards, tests and analyses of the crew transportation systems design.

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Raj Nair, Ford's vice president for engineering, says Ford is confident that it has conducted the EPA tests properly on all its vehicles.

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Engineering measures that might have prevented the calamity were not carried out, tests of safety equipment delayed.

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Two companies whose vehicles fared well in the Insurance Institute tests say they had already factored more crash scenarios into their engineering.

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