NASA has signed a $465.7 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin, New Orleans, for space shuttle external tanks. The modification aligns and extends all activities associated with the ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, workers at the nearby NASA Michoud Assembly Facility persevered through their own personal hardships to deliver a newly designed ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA has shipped its last space shuttle external propellant tank to ...

Time-lapse of Space Shuttle Endeavour stacked with an external tank and pair of solid rocket boosters for a exhibit at the ...

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Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a giant space shuttle external tank being shipped to ...

Seen in this historic photo from the U.S. space agency, the first Space Shuttle External Tank, or the Main Propulsion Test Article, entered NASA history on September 9th, 1977, when it rolled off of ...

Crews started the process of attaching the large, orange-hued tank on Thursday, January 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET and wrapped up on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ET. As the largest component of the Space Shuttle ...

NASA engineers have found another crack the fourth so far in the metal skin of the external fuel tank attached to the space shuttle Discovery. The new crack is similar to three others spotted on ...