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NASA Extends Space Shuttle External Tank Contract

NASA has signed a $465.7 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin, New Orleans, for space shuttle external tanks. The modification aligns and extends all activities associated with the ...
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Improved external tank to lift shuttle Endeavour to orbit Feb. 7

When space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Feb. 7, it will mark the first flight of an external tank manufactured using longitudinal friction stir ...
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Space Shuttle External Tank

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NASA Once Had This Crazy Idea of a Shuttle Tank Space Station, Here It Is in Action

If you really think about it, the overall layout of a space station is pretty simple. It comprises, mostly, unassuming habitats that are most of the time cylinder-shaped structures capable of ...
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Image of the day: The first space shuttle external tank

Seen in this historic photo from the U.S. space agency, the first Space Shuttle External Tank, or the Main Propulsion Test Article, entered NASA history on September 9th, 1977, when it rolled off of ...
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Pathfinder shuttle to return to U.S. Space & Rocket Center after restoration

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Pathfinder ...