External Tank Ships from New Orleans Facility for Florida

Space shuttle external fuel tank ET-129 was rolled out at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans Aug. 6 and loaded onto an enclosed barge for a five-day sea journey to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Upon its expected arrival Aug. 11 at Kennedy, ET-129 will be joined to its twin solid rocket boosters and space shuttle Endeavour to fly on the STS-126 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch on Nov. 10.

For ET-129 photos, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/index.html

For more information about the Space Shuttle Program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

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Photos:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/photos/2008/photos08-101.html