NASA Ships External Fuel Tank for Next Space Shuttle Mission

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Space shuttle external tank ET-119 rolls out at NASAs Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to begin its four-to-five-day sea journey to NASAs Kennedy Space Center Fla. ET-119 will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its next mission STS-121. ...
Space shuttle external tank ET-119 rolls out at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to begin its four-to-five-day sea journey to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ET-119 will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its next mission, STS-121. NASA managers are targeting a May launch window. (Lockheed Martin)

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, workers at the nearby NASA Michoud Assembly Facility persevered through their own personal hardships to deliver a newly designed external fuel tank for the space shuttle.


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