The external fuel tank is jettisoned from the Space Shuttle Atlantis and falls toward Earth’s atmosphere during the completion of the launch phase of the STS-110 mission. Onboard were astronauts Michael J. Bloomfield, Stephen N. Frick, Jerry L. Ross, Ellen Ochoa, Steven L. Smith, Lee M. E. Morin, and Rex J. Walheim.
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The external fuel tank is jettisoned from the Space Shuttle Atlantis and falls toward Earth’s atmosphere during the completion of the launch phase of the STS-110 mission. Onboard were astronauts Michael J. Bloomfield, Stephen N. Frick, Jerry L. Ross, Ellen Ochoa, Steven L. Smith, Lee M. E. Morin, and Rex J. Walheim.