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LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS SECOND RETURN TO FLIGHT EXTERNAL TANK TO NASA

NEW ORLEANS, LA., March 4th, 2005 -- Lockheed Martin delivered the second retrofitted Space Shuttle External Tank, designated ET-121, to NASA on Friday, March 4 at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET-121 will be transported via ocean-going barge to Kennedy Space Center where it is scheduled to fly on the second Return to Flight mission, STS-121, with a launch window that opens July 10. Photos of the ET-121 rollout are available at www.lockheedmartin.com/Michoud

Harry Wadsworth, 504-257-0094; harry.wadsworth@maf.nasa.gov