NASA'S External Tank For Final Shuttle Flight Gets New Orleans Send-Off

June 30, 2010

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov

Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
steven.e.roy@nasa.gov

Harry Wadsworth
Lockheed Martin, New Orleans
504-257-0094
harry.wadsworth@maf.nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-098

NASA'S EXTERNAL TANK FOR FINAL SHUTTLE FLIGHT GETS NEW ORLEANS SEND-OFF

NEW ORLEANS -- NASA and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company will
hold a ceremony at 9 a.m. CDT on Thursday, July 8, at the agency's
Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The event will commemorate
37 years of successful tank deliveries and the final external tank's
rollout for the last space shuttle flight.

NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the ceremony
live. Coverage begins at 8:45 a.m. NASA and Lockheed Martin senior
managers will participate in the ceremony. Reporters interested in
covering the event or interviewing workers and managers must contact
Harry Wadsworth at 504-257-0094 by Tuesday, July 6.

Journalists should report to the Michoud Main Gate, 13800 Old Gentilly
Road, by 8:30 a.m. Vehicles are subject to a security search at the
gate. Photo identification and proof of car insurance is required.

The last external tank scheduled to fly on a shuttle mission was
completed on June 25 by Lockheed Martin workers at Michoud. The tank,
designated ET-138, will travel on a wheeled transporter one mile to
the Michoud barge dock. It will be accompanied by the Storyville
Stompers, a traditional area brass band, and hundreds of
handkerchief-waving employees in typical New Orleans fashion and
spirit.

The tank will travel on a 900-mile sea journey to NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida, where it will support shuttle Endeavour's STS-134
launch.

NASA TV will broadcast the events on its media and high definition
channels. For streaming video, schedules and downlink information,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about the Space Shuttle Program and the STS-134
mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

NASA will tweet during the ceremony. To follow, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/NasaSmokeNfire

For information about NASA and other agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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