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STS-114: Discovery Tanking Operations for LaunchJessica Rye from NASA Public Affairs is the narrator for the tanking operations for the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. She presents a video of the arrival and processing of the new external tank at the Kennedy Space Center. The external tank is also shown entering the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The external tank underwent new processing resulting from its redesign including inspection of the bipod heater and the external separation camera. The changes to the external tank include: 1) Electric heaters to protect from icing; and 2) Liquid Oxygen feed line bellows to carry fuel from the external tank to the Orbiter. Footage of the external tank processing facility at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La. prior to its arrival at Kennedy Space Center is shown and a video of the three key modifications to the external tank including the bipod, flange and bellows are shown.
Document ID
20050210187
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Video
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
July 26, 2005
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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