Lockheed Martin Space Systems Michoud Operations holds visit for

New Orleans CityBusiness, Apr 26, 2004 by Staff

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Michoud Operations held a visit for the first astronauts to return to space next year on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration space shuttle. Michoud is redesigning the shuttle's external fuel tank according to safety standards set by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, which reviewed construction of the fuel tank following the break up of the space shuttle Columbia last February.

Two space shuttle crews of seven astronauts are scheduled to fly in 2005.

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