Posts Tagged ‘ET-132’

STS-128: Completed ET-132 intertank pull tests show positive results

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

The foam liberation from Endeavour’s External Tank (ET-131) intertank may have been a one-off event, as all 26 pull tests on ET-132′s intertank show no signs of weakness in the tank set to fly with Discovery next month. However, minor damage was sustained on the tank after a tube-lock broke loose and fell from scaffolding [...]

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