External Tank 130 is towed away from the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At right is the Pegasus barge that carried it from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET 130, which will be used on the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, is being moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building, seen at left, and into a high bay for checkout. The fuel tank was previously designated for the STS-127 mission.
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NASA/Jack Pfaller
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External Tank 130 is towed away from the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At right is the Pegasus barge that carried it from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ET 130, which will be used on the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, is being moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building, seen at left, and into a high bay for checkout. The fuel tank was previously designated for the STS-127 mission.