Shuttle Tank Enters VAB

The first shuttle external tank, with modifications to prevent the kind of launch insulation debris-shedding that caused the Columbia accident, is moved into the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building. It will complete integration and stacking this week with the two solid rocket boosters for...

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