| STS-121: Foaming space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank |
Posted: May 11, 2006
Duration: 4 min
With Discovery's fuel tank secured on its transporter, technicians set up a tent and applied foam to the aft manhole port covering that had been opened to access the liquid hydrogen fuel sensors. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD |  | QuickTime 6 (240x180) |  | |
 |
| STS-121: External fuel tank lifted out of VAB checkout cell |
Posted: May 11, 2006
Duration: 4 min 57 sec
After undergoing pre-flight testing and the unplanned replacement of the liquid hydrogen fuel sensors, external fuel tank ET 119 for Discovery's STS-121 mission is hoisted out of the Vehicle Assembly Building checkout cell and lowered horizontally onto a transporter trailer. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD | | QuickTime 6 (240x180) | | |
|
| STS-121: Entering into external fuel tank |
Posted: May 11, 2006
Duration: 5 min 33 sec
In preparation for replacing suspect fuel-level sensors in the liquid hydrogen portion of the external fuel tank, technicians in late March peel away foam to open a manhole cover on the bottom of ET 119. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD | | QuickTime 6 (240x180) | | |
|
| STS-121: Fuel tank update |
Posted: April 28, 2006
Duration: 32 min 8 sec
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier, Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale and External Tank Chief Engineer Ken Welzyn hold this news conference April 28 to give an update on plans for the next space shuttle mission, the ongoing external fuel tank testing and debates over further modifications. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD | | QT 6 Dialup (160x120) | | | QT 6 Broadband (240x180) | | |
|
| STS-121: External fuel tank mated to solid rocket boosters |
Posted: April 27, 2006
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the external fuel tank for the STS-121 space shuttle mission is hoisted into position for attachment with the twin solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launch platform. The tank, ET-119, will carry the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen to feed Discovery's three main engines during launch. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD | | QuickTime 6 (320x240) | | |
|
| Shuttle fuel tank heads back to factory |
Posted: August 24, 2005
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Shuttle fuel tank ET-119 is loaded onto a barge for the trip back to Lockheed Martin's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The tank will be used in the investigation to determine why foam peeled away from Discovery's fuel tank on STS-114 in July. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD | | QuickTime 6 (320x240) | | | MPEG-4 (H.264) (320x240) | | |
|
| Shuttle fuel tank lowered to floor of VAB |
Posted: August 23, 2005
Duration: 6 min 41 sec
Shuttle fuel tank, ET-119 is hoisted out of its storage cell and lowered to the floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank is being returned to its manufacturing plant as part of the investigation into foam loss on STS-114. |  |
| PLAY | | DOWNLOAD | | QuickTime 6 (320x240) | | | MPEG-4 (H.264) (320x240) | | |
|
|
