Space Shuttle external tank
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space-shuttle-external-tank-188-14991285
title:
Space Shuttle external tank
text:
The Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During lift-off and ascent it supplied the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three RS-25 main engines in the orbiter. The ET was jettisoned just over 10 seconds after main engine cut-off (MECO) and it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. Unlike the Solid Rocket Boosters, external tanks were not re-used. They broke up before impact in t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_external_tank
date created:
2004-05-25T19:38:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T22:32:21Z
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13
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