Tag: ET-129
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MAF close out 2008 with the phenomenal performance of ET-129
Four missions, four clean tanks – that’s what the 2008 report card notes for the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), with the last mission of the year – STS-126 with ET-129 – proving to be the best performing tank since Return To Flight (RTF). Ever since the tragedy of STS-107, the main focus on shuttle safety…
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STS-126: MPLM attached to ISS – ET-129 images show extremely clean tank
The “Leonardo” Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) has been transferred from Endeavour’s payload bay to Node 2 of the International Space Station (ISS) on Flight Day 4 of STS-126. Meanwhile, images of Endeavour’s External Tank (ET-129) show what may be the cleanest even tank – with only around three small areas of foam loss, with Endeavour…