Shuttle External Tank Gets Makeover

NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers believe they're over the hump in redesigning the space shuttle external fuel tank, but still expect it won't be certified until after it's delivered late this year from the Michoud Assembly Facility here. Open issues will need to be addressed by the time of the...

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