NASA modifies booster recovery ships to tow barges from Michoud
NASA is modifying its two solid rocket booster recovery ships to tow barges carrying the huge Space Shuttle external tanks from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., in an effort to save about $50,000 per trip. The Freedom Star and the Liberty Star, originally...
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