Talk:Space Shuttle external tank

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I've removed this page's entry from Wikipedia:Requested moves due to a lack of consensus on the move from Space Shuttle external tank to Space Shuttle External Tank. If this changes, feel free to add another request. --Lox (t,c) 22:09, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Needs specifics on LH2/LOX ET capacity

A great article but a common question is how much LH2 and LOX does it hold -- by both weight and volume. Suggest you make a bulletized list, or a box with the main ET specificiations. Include ET diameter, length, dry weight, total wet weight, and individual LH2/LOX capacity by both weight and volume. That way readers can quickly see the essential physical characteristics. Joema 01:44, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Liquid Hydrogen bias

The extra amount of 1.100 pound (500 kg) liquid hydrogen to prevent oxygen-rich cutoff seems questionable. NASA states a value of only 700 pound on http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/orbiter/prop/et.html

--84.44.195.11 23:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "ET thermal protection system" section updates

This section still mentions that the shuttle program is grounded, but obviously this isn't the case. The only reason I didn't update it myself is that I don't know what NASA did about the foam issue.--Erciesielski 21:47, 9 September 2006 (UTC)