X-33 vehicle, launch site taking shape, but 'hazards' remain

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works assembly crews here have fitted big cryogenic oxygen tanks into the nose of NASA's X-33 reusable launch vehicle prototype, while workers at nearby Edwards AFB are starting to push the launch pad and other X-33 support structures above the rugged desert floor near a rock...

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