NASA takes delivery of Shuttle's 100th external tank

The 100th external fuel tank for the Space Shuttle has been delivered to NASA, the agency said. NASA and Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems of New Orleans, builder of the tanks, will mark the delivery in a ceremony this week at Michoud Space Systems. The program is managed by NASA's Marshall...

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