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Shuttle's Stringer Work Begins TodayCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 05, 2011 Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will begin modifications to 34 support beams, called stringers, on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank today. Crews will fit pieces of metal called radius blocks over the tops of the stringers located at the external tank's thrust panel area to increase the structural support of the stringers. The thrust panel areas are located at the attachment points between the tank and the solid rocket boosters, which see the most stress duri ... read more |
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