From Space Ships to Supply Ships

摘要

What do the space shuttle and three new Harvey Gulf International Marine dual-fuel Platform Supply Vessels have in common? The answer is that the fuel tanks for the shuttle and PSVs will have been manufactured by Lockheed Martin at its NASA Michoud Assembly Facility Main Manufacturing Building in New Orleans, LA. Of course, the final space shuttle mission concluded almost three years ago, when Atlantis landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With government budgets shrinking and the space shuttle program retired, Lockheed Martin is looking to diversify its customer base by leveraging its aerospace knowledge and technologies for uses in the private sector.