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Space Shuttle external tank

The Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During lift-off and ascent it supplied the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three RS-25 main engines in the orbiter. The ET was jettisoned just over 10 seconds after main engine cut-off…

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Burn time
510 s
Country of origin
United States
Diameter
8.4 m (27.6 ft)
Gross mass
760,000 kg (1,680,000 lb)
Height
46.9 m (153.8 ft)
Manufacturer
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, contractor: Martin Marietta, later Lockheed Martin

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Space Shuttle external tank

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Space Shuttle external tank

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related to External links · 33
Space Shuttle external tank → Accident Analysis, Archived February, August, Award-winning, California Science Center, Chapter, ET Camera, External Tank, External Tank Jettisoned, External Tank Photo Gallery, HAER, Harris County, Historic American Engineering Record, Houston, Johnson Space Center, Lyndon, NASA Parkway, No, Report, Shuttle Atlantis
related to Core stage of Space Launch System · 12
Space Shuttle external tank → Artemis, Later, Main Propulsion System, MPS, November, RS-25, RS-25D, SLS, Space Shuttle, The, The Space Launch System, US
Burn time · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → 510 s
Country of origin · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → United States
Diameter · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → 8.4 m (27.6 ft)
Gross mass · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → 760,000 kg (1,680,000 lb)
Height · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → 46.9 m (153.8 ft)
Manufacturer · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, contractor: Martin Marietta, later Lockheed Martin
Maximum thrust · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → 1,254,000 lbf (5,580 kN)
Powered by · 1
Space Shuttle external tank → 3 RS-25 mounted on the orbiter

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Space Shuttle external tankBurn time510 s1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankDiameter8.4 m (27.6 ft)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankGross mass760,000 kg (1,680,000 lb)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankHeight46.9 m (153.8 ft)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankManufacturerNASA Michoud Assembly Facility, contractor: Martin Marietta, later Lockheed Martin1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankMaximum thrust1,254,000 lbf (5,580 kN)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankPowered by3 RS-25 mounted on the orbiter1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankPropellantLH2/LOX1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankUsed onSpace Shuttle1.00infobox
Space Shuttle external tankrelated to Core stage of Space Launch SystemThe Space Launch System0.60section
Space Shuttle external tankrelated to Core stage of Space Launch SystemSLS0.60section

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