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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the suspended external tank No. 117 reaches the level needed to move it over the crossbeam into the checkout cell in high bay 2 for processing. ET-117 arrived aboard the Pegasus barge after its voyage around the Florida Peninsula from the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. The tank is slated for mission STS-118, which is targeted for launch in early August. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller