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Could mention modification for use in core stage of SLS[edit]

Space_Launch_System#Core_Stage says it will be a modified SS external tank - but no mention here. Could say in more detail what changes are being made and what of the original ET design is being kept for SLS ? - Rod57 (talk) 19:47, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of forward attachment point for the orbiter[edit]

Not clear in any of the images. Was it at the top or bottom of the intertank ? Was it not intended to take any significant load ? - Rod57 (talk) 10:36, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in Space Shuttle external tank[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Space Shuttle external tank's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "NSFTrades":

From Space Launch System: Chris Bergin (October 4, 2011). "SLS trades lean towards opening with four RS-25s on the core stage". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
From RS-25: Chris Bergin (October 4, 2011). "SLS trades lean towards opening with four RS-25s on the core stage". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 23:53, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]