Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article -- US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville AL
N 34° 42.688 W 086° 39.202
16S E 531742 N 3841101
The American Welding Society honored the Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article on display at the US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, with a Historical Welded Structure award in 1998
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Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
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The Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article incorporated into the Space Shuttle static display at the Space Camp area of the US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville AL has been named an Engineering Landmark by the American Welding Society.
The plaque reads as follows:
"THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
HISTORICAL WELDED STRUCTURE AWARD
is hereby bestowed on the
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
In recognition of the advanced technology and high quality of welding used in the construction of the External Tank from the Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article, and in recognition of the vital service provided to the United States and the world by the NASA Space Shuttle program.
—1998—"
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