ET-138 arrives at KSC for STS-335 Support Mission

[joachim2464]

you mean 134, not 335 right? 335 is a contingency mission using a spare ET tank that is already at KSC wich was damaged by hail storm some time ago. STS-335 will be sent up as a rescue mission in case 134 is stranded.

[littlepyro]

@joachim2464 Nope. This tank will be used for STS-335/STS-135. This is the last "fresh" tank from MAF. ET-122, the tank damaged from Hurricane Katrina, will be used for STS-134. This is because they want to save the most recent tank for the last mission, as STS-335/STS-135 will have no Shuttle-based LON support. ET-122, if any issues occur with foam coming off, will have STS-335 available just in case.