NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For release: 08-12-04
Photo release: 04-205

ET 101: Media learn External Tank basics at workshop

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The STS-114 crew, the next crew slated for flight on the Space Shuttle, examines the work being done on the External Tank's intertank flange area. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The Protuberance Air Load Ramp, or PAL ramp, is one of the focus areas for the External Tank Return to Flight efforts. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The STS-114 crew is shown with ET-120, which will carry the fuel for the next Space Shuttle flight. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The Liquid Oxygen Feedline Bellows is one of the focus areas for the External Tank Return to Flight. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The External Tank's bipod area is being readied for the bipod fitting. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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When the Space Shuttle returns to flight, the External Tank will fly with the bipod fitting exposed -- without a bipod foam ramp. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The illustration shows the External Tank's bipod fittings -- covered by foam ramps -- as flown on the Space Shuttle Columbia. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The illustration shows the External Tank's bipod fitting as it will fly when the Space Shuttle returns to flight. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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ET-120, the External Tank that will carry the fuel for the STS-114 Space Shuttle Mission, is shown in the modification center at the Michoud Assembly Facility. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The redesigned Liquid Oxygen feedline bellows, shown here, will fly with a Nanogel and scrim cloth retainer. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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New processes are being used to apply foam on the External Tank's intertank flange area. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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Technicians ready a panel for testing foam loss on the External Tank's intertank tank. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

 

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The External Tank's in-flight imaging system is being attached to ET 120, the next tank slated for flight. (Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)

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