Space Shuttle external tank (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Space Shuttle external tank" in English language version.

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astronautix.com

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californiasciencecenter.org

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columbian.com

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doi.org

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findarticles.com

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floridatoday.com

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King CB, Butterfield AJ, Hypes WD, Nealy JE, Simonsen LC (1990). "Lunar habitat concept employing the space shuttle external tank". Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 27 (3): 225–6. Bibcode:1990JSpRo..27..225K. doi:10.2514/3.26128. PMID 11539123.

lockheedmartin.com

*"FACT SHEET SPACE SHUTTLE EXTERNAL TANK"^{[permanent dead link]} April 2007 Lockheed Martin^{[permanent dead link]}
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nasa.gov

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King CB, Butterfield AJ, Hypes WD, Nealy JE, Simonsen LC (1990). "Lunar habitat concept employing the space shuttle external tank". Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 27 (3): 225–6. Bibcode:1990JSpRo..27..225K. doi:10.2514/3.26128. PMID 11539123.

permanent.com

"SHUTTLE'S THROWAWAY EXTERNAL TANK -- INSTEAD, COLLECTING AND USING THEM IN ORBIT". Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

rocket.com

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space.com

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spaceflightinsider.com

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spaceflightnow.com

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web.archive.org

"External Tank". NSTS 1988 News Reference Manual. NASA. September 1988. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
"STS External Tank Station". Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015. astronautix.com (NASA Report, Utilization of the external tanks of the space transportation system [1])
"The Very Large Space Telescope (VLST)". SOMTC - Advanced Concepts Studies. NASA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.
"External Tank". NASA. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration "NASA Takes Delivery of 100th Space Shuttle External Tank." Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Press Release 99-193. August 16, 1999.
"External Fuel Tank by the Numbers". Lockheed Martin. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008.
"STS-7". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
Insulation problems seen before Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
"The Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate". NASA. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010.
"NASA eyes faulty gauge wires as source of shuttle problems". AFP. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008.
"SHUTTLE'S THROWAWAY EXTERNAL TANK -- INSTEAD, COLLECTING AND USING THEM IN ORBIT". Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
"space launch system" (PDF). NASAfacts. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2012.
Campbell, Lloyd (March 25, 2017). "NASA conducts 13th test of Space Launch System RS-25 engine". SpaceflightInsider.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

wired.com

D. Portree - Space Shuttle with Aft Cargo Carrier - Beyond Apollo (wired.com)

worldcat.org

Phillips, Scott (2014). Remove before flight : memoir of a space shuttle team member. Mustang, Okla.: Tate Publishing & Enterprises. ISBN 9781633675001. OCLC 894541100.