Discovery's external fuel tank on way to KSC

FUEL TANK ON WAY: A newly designed external fuel tank for Space Shuttle Discovery is expected to arrive at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., this week, NASA says. The huge orange tank, called ET-119, was scheduled to depart NASA Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans on Feb. 25 after being loaded on a...

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