Tag: Panama Canal
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Photos: Space shuttle fuel tank in Panama for passage through canal
The last space shuttle external tank in existence, headed from the New Orleans manufacturing plant to the California Science Center for the vertical launch pad display of the retired orbiter Endeavour, has passed through the Panama Canal. The Shannon Dann tugboat pulling the Gulfmaster I barge loaded with External Tank No. 94 arrived at the…
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Museum-bound shuttle external tank completes transit of Panama Canal
The tank passed the Pedro Miguel Locks on Tuesday. Photo by Panama Canal @thepanamacanal Navigating the 48-mile Panama Canal that slices through the isthmus, the final shipment of a space shuttle external fuel tank emerged into the Pacific this afternoon for a three-week trek to California. The Shannon Dann tugboat pulling the Gulfmaster I barge…
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Last space shuttle tank reaches Panama Canal for crossing to Pacific
The tank left Louisiana factory on April 12. Credit: California Science Center CAPE CANAVERAL — The tugboat and barge transporting the last space shuttle external tank to its display venue in California have reached the inlet to the Panama Canal, now just days away from sailing into the Pacific. It is the fifth shuttle fuel…