NASA's only remaining space shuttle external fuel tank is headed to California, where it will land as part of a permanent display with the retired space shuttle Endeavor. The tank, ET-94 ...

Maybe you've noticed that in older pictures of the once-budding Space Shuttle Program, the Shuttle's giant external tank appears brilliant white instead of the rusty orange color we have become so ...

NASA has identified two cracks in the space shuttle's external fuel tank that led to the delays in Discovery's launch earlier this month. Discovery was scheduled to take off Nov. 5 on its final ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — After a send-off that included a jazz band and a group of well wishers waving goodbye, ET-94 -- the 66,000 external, space shuttle fuel tank -- began its long ...

Here’s how it works. Following more than 18-months of redesign work, the next external tank that will fuel a NASA space shuttle as it is launched into orbit is about ready for delivery ...

It's a sight no one thought possible again: a complete NASA space shuttle — the winged orbiter, twin rocket boosters and a massive external tank, all authentic hardware – standing vertical as ...

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 ...

View full sizeJohn McCusker, The Times-Picayune archiveThe last space shuttle external fuel tank produced at the Michoud Assembly Facility is rolled out on July 8. There are no new external fuel ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA has shipped its last space shuttle external propellant tank to California to join the retired orbiter Endeavour on display in Los Angeles. The plan is to mount the winged ...

Crews are beginning to move a massive external fuel tank ... Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will house the one-of-a-kind shuttle display. Once the tank is in place, a heavy-duty crane ...

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 ...

(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 ...