 |  | | | | Space Shuttle - Return to Flight
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04.08.05
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Solid Rocket Booster bolt catcher cutaway diagram (Credit: United Space Alliance)
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Each Space Shuttle flies with two bolt catchers fixed to the forward, or top, area of the External Tank at the Solid Rocket Booster/External Tank forward attach point. Though the bolt catcher is mounted on the External Tank, it is considered part of the Solid Rocket Booster element design. (Credit: United Space Alliance)
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The original configuration of the thermal protection on the External Tank's Liquid Oxygen Feedline Bellows was angled which allowed condensate, or water, to contact the feedline rain-shield and freeze. The cold surface is caused by the minus-297 degree liquid oxygen in the feedline. (Credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The new design for thermal protection on the External Tank's Liquid Oxygen Feedline Bellows is reshaped to include a “drip-lip” that allows condensate, or water, to run off. The new "lip" is squared at its bottom end -- at a slight, 10 degree angle -- so the condensate drips off the feedline rain-shield. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Lead Technician Todd Reeves, with United Space Alliance, attaches one of two bolt catchers on orbiter Discovery’s External Tank. At approximately two minutes into launch, Solid Rocket Booster separation begins when pyrotechnic devices fire to break the 25-inch, 62-pound steel bolts that attach the boosters to the tank. (Image credit: NASA/KSC)
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The Space Shuttle's new bolt catcher housing is made from a single piece of aluminum forging, eliminating the weld from the original design. In addition, the wall thickness on the catcher has been increased from .125 to .25 inches and is made with a stronger aluminum alloy, AL7050. The bolt catcher captures part of the bolt that attaches the Solid Rocket Boosters to the Shuttle’s External Tank. (Image credit: NASA/KSC)
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ET-121 rolls out at the Michoud Assembly Facility. (Credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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ET-121 heads to the barge for shipment to Kennedy Space Center. (Credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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Artist concept of the modified External Tank which will fly during STS-114, the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight mission. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The redesigned bipod fitting will fly on External Tank 120 during STS-114, the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight mission. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The redesigned liquid oxygen (LOX) feedline bellows will fly on External Tank 120 during STS-114, the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight mission. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The Protuberance Air Load Ramp, or PAL ramp, is part of External Tank 120 and will fly during STS-114, the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight mission. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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External Tank 120, the tank that will return the Space Shuttle to flight, is loaded onto its covered barge at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 31, 2004. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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External Tank 120, the tank that will return the Space Shuttle to flight, rolls out at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 31, 2004. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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External Tank 120, the tank that will return the Space Shuttle to flight, rolls out at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 31, 2004. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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External Tank 120, the tank that will return the Space Shuttle to flight, rolls out at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 31, 2004. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The STS-114 crew is shown with ET-120, which will carry the fuel for the next Space Shuttle flight. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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External Tank 120 easily makes the short trip to the Vertical Assembly Building at Michoud Assembly Facility. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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External Tank 120 prepares to enter Cell A of the Vertical Assembly Building at Michoud Assembly Facility. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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Workers at the Michoud Assembly Facility raise External Tank 120 from horizontal to vertical. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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Workers guide External Tank 120 into the Vertical Assembly Building at Michoud Assembly Facility. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The STS-114 crew, the next crew slated for flight on the Space Shuttle, examines the work being done on the External Tank's intertank flange area. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The Protuberance Air Load Ramp, or PAL ramp, is one of the focus areas for the External Tank Return to Flight efforts. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The External Tank's bipod area is being readied for the bipod fitting. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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Illustration shows the External Tank's bipod fittings -- covered by foam ramps -- as flown on the Space Shuttle Columbia. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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Illustration shows the External Tank's bipod fitting as it will fly when the Space Shuttle returns to flight. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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When the Space Shuttle returns to flight, the External Tank bipod fitting will be exposed, without a bipod foam ramp. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The Liquid Oxygen Feedline Bellows is one of the focus areas for the External Tank Return to Flight. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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ET-120, the External Tank that will carry the fuel for the STS-114 Space Shuttle Mission, is shown in the modification center at the Michoud Assembly Facility. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The redesigned Liquid Oxygen feedline bellows, shown here, has a new "drip lip" on its cover that allows condensate to run off, thus reducing the potential for ice buildup. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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New processes are being used to apply foam on the External Tank's intertank flange area. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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Technicians ready a panel for testing foam loss on the External Tank's intertank tank. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)
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The External Tank's in-flight imaging system is being attached to ET 120, the next tank slated for flight. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin/NASA Michoud)+ Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)+ Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)
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