External Tank 130 moves out of the Pegasus barge docked at the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The barge transported the fuel tank from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET 130, which will be used on the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building and into a high bay for checkout. The fuel tank was previously designated for the STS-127 mission.
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NASA/Jack Pfaller
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External Tank 130 moves out of the Pegasus barge docked at the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The barge transported the fuel tank from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET 130, which will be used on the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building and into a high bay for checkout. The fuel tank was previously designated for the STS-127 mission.