Re: Rescue Mission?



"Brian Thorn" <bthorn64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:58:20 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
<Briang1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The tank already has been made I understand,

No, not yet. They're still building tanks for this years' flights,
which is why STS-125 and STS-126 are likely to be delayed.

STS-124 has been delayed a few days, but that is probably as much to
do with avoiding launching on Memorial Day weekend and deconflicting
with the Mars Phoenix landing as with Tank delays.

Brian

Huh, I thought the final STS-300 mission was going to use a tank that is in
storage (a SLWT I think?)



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