Shuttle tank in place for any final modifications

Finally positioned vertically on its two solid rocket boosters, Lockheed Martin's 154-foot space shuttle external tank for the next mission is now also better positioned for any final modifications before the orbiter Discovery's scheduled attachment by mid-May. Whether such modifications are made...

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