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STS045-71-001 (24 March 1992) --- This 70mm photograph of the external fuel tank (ET) for STS-45 was photographed 4...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A pair of 149-foot-long, space shuttle solid rocket booster, or SRB, displays from the...
THE FINAL PRODUCTION EXTERNAL TANK ROLLS TOWARDS IT’S BARGE RIDE TO CAPE CANVERAL, FL AFTER A CEREMONY MARKING THE...
THE FINAL PRODUCTION EXTERNAL TANK ROLLS TOWARDS IT’S BARGE RIDE TO CAPE CANVERAL, FL AFTER A CEREMONY MARKING THE...
STS029-72-059 (13 March 1989) --- This 70mm photograph, taken by Astronaut James P. Bagian 16 minutes and 7 seconds...
STS057-03-017 (21 June 1993) --- The external fuel tank falls toward Earth after being jettisoned from the Space...
A liquid hydrogen tank of the Shuttle's external tank (ET) is installed into the S-1C Test Stand for a structural...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two space shuttle external fuel tank transporters...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two space shuttle external fuel tank transporters...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two space shuttle external fuel tank transporters...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two space shuttle external fuel tank transporters...
This is a cutaway illustration of the Space Shuttle external tank (ET) with callouts. The giant cylinder, higher...
The first Space Shuttle External Tank, the Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA), rolls off the assembly line...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians work on repair...
ROBERT CARROLL, A MACHINIST WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN, DRILLS ALIGNMENT HOLES ON THE EXTERNAL TANK COMPOSITE NOSE CONE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians look at hail damage on...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers secure scaffolding around...
The Space Shuttle main propulsion system includes three major elements. One of those elements is the External Tank...
This photo depicts the installation of an External Tank (ET) into the Marshall Space Flight Center Dynamic Test...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians work on repair...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians perform repair...
This photograph shows a liquid oxygen tank for the Shuttle External Tank (ET) during a hydroelastic modal survey...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aft skirts for space shuttle solid rocket boosters...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aft skirts for space shuttle solid rocket boosters...