Tornado Destroys First NASA Space Shuttle External Tank to Stand on Launch Pad

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 23:31 in Astronomy & Space

The first space shuttle external tank to stand on a launch pad was destroyed by a tornado that hit the New Orleans facility where it was built 40 years ago.

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