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Space Shuttle external tank: The Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) on its way to the Vehicle Assembly Building. (Image Credit: NASA/KSC)
 
 
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External Tank Summary
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Propelling the space shuttle into orbit requires a lot of fuel—more than 2 million liters (525,000 gallons) are used during every launch—and a very large tank to hold it. The biggest and heaviest element of a fully fueled space shuttle is...
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Space Shuttle external tank Information
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A Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) is the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During lift-off and ascent it supplies the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three space...


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NASA Puts Space Shuttle External Tank to the Test
04/15/2005: 559 words, approx. 2 pages
Wireless News 04-15-2005 NASA Puts Space Shuttle External Tank to the Test WIRELESS NEWS-April 15, 2005-NASA Puts Space Shuttle External Tank to the Test (C)2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com NASA engineers and managers are evaluating the data from Thursdays Space Shuttle Discovery...
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Testing to avert disasters: external Space Shuttle tank foam; Nondestructive evaluation of the Space Shuttle external tank foam was carried out at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
05/01/2005: 1,274 words, approx. 4 pages
During launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, mission STS-107, a large piece of spray-on foam insulation (SOFI) separated from the external tank left bipod ramp area, and impacted the shuttle orbiter left wing leading edge. "Analysis showed that this large piece of foam struck...
 


 

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