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From: heilbronn,germany
Registered: Apr 2005

posted 05-07-2005 10:52 AM               

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Nasa decided today to change Discovery`s external tank und the two solid rocket boosters to that ET-SRB-combination , orinally planned to fly on STS-121 , with the goal to go faster thru the necessary safety modifications:

here are the news provided by SPACEFLIGHTNOW : http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts114/050506options/

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michael may www.ag-99.de/spacenet/main/main.html

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From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000

posted 05-07-2005 01:21 PM               

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No, the current 114 tank has no future at the moment. It will likely depend on whether they can install heaters in it or not.

Yesterdays status report says STS-121 will use an external tank still being finished in Michoud (ET-119).

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