And that reality once opened the doors to a lot of possibilities, including the idea of using the Space Shuttle's external tanks as space station modules. Even if it is no longer operational ...

During the first two space shuttle launches, STS-1 and STS-2, the external tank (ET), then referred to as the standard weight tank, was painted white to protect its insulating foam from ...

On Saturday, External Tank ET-94 was lifted and placed on top of the Solid Rocket Boosters for an upcoming display of the iconic Space Shuttle as part of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space ...

It is the last remaining flight-qualified external tank in existence ... Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will house the one-of-a-kind shuttle display. Space Shuttle Endeavour drew ...

(TNS) — At long last, the final journey of the last space shuttle ever built, Endeavour, and its giant orange external tank are expected to begin this month — the capstone to a historic ...

At long last, the final journey of the last space shuttle ever built, Endeavour, and its giant orange external tank are expected to begin this month — the capstone to a historic journey to an ...

After the external tank is put into position, work will begin to move Endeavour out of its existing exhibit space, the temporary hangar known as the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion ...

The Space Shuttle ... by a huge external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters strapped to each side of the tank. None of these three elements was reusable, but the Shuttle itself was, as ...

NASA's first space shuttle external tank to stand on a launch pad was destroyed on Tuesday (Feb. 7) when a tornado impacted the New Orleans facility where it was built 40 years ago.

LOS ANGELES — The space shuttle Endeavour now has its external tank. The massive orange-brown fuel tank, NASA's last remaining example of its type, built for flight but never used, arrived at ...