Rick NealeSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Rick Neale Hurricane Katrina Closes NASA's External Tank Factory By Rick Neale published 29 August 05 The plant that builds space shuttle external fuel tanks cleared out Sunday morning as colossal Hurricane Katrina roared toward shore. Climate Change Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports2'Captain America: Brave New World' introduces adamantium into the MCU, but did it come from space in the comics?3Japan's Resilience moon lander aces lunar flyby ahead of historic touchdown try (photo)4Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later5Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite toward orbit
Hurricane Katrina Closes NASA's External Tank Factory By Rick Neale published 29 August 05 The plant that builds space shuttle external fuel tanks cleared out Sunday morning as colossal Hurricane Katrina roared toward shore.