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LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS EXTERNAL TANK-123 TO NASA FOR DECEMBER SHUTTLE FLIGHT

NEW ORLEANS, LA., September 14th, 2006 -- External Tank-123 departed via ocean-going barge today from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility enroute to Kennedy Space Center.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems – Michoud Operations delivered ET-123 to NASA yesterday and rolled the tank to the enclosed barge.

The tank will fly on the STS-116 mission in December. The mission will deliver a third truss segment, a SPACEHAB module and other key components during the Space Shuttle's 20th flight to the International Space Station.

The 850-mile trip from New Orleans across the Gulf of Mexico and up the Atlantic Ocean side of Florida to Kennedy Space Center takes about five days.

Photos of ET-123’s rollout are available at http://www.lockheedmartin.com/michoudgallery

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



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