Shuttle ET crack

On 11/6/2010 7:17 AM, Brian Thorn wrote:
On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:40:47 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

i would assume it cracked after fueling.

Yes.

wasnt this the katrina damaged tank that was fixed?

No, that's ET-122 (which would fly STS-135 if funded). This is ET-137.

My goof.
According to this, the damaged one (ET-122) will fly on the final
planned mission, and ET-138 will fly on a Atlantis rescue mission to
the ISS if the Endeavour crew were stranded there for some reason:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/100922etship/
Otherwise it might fly on a added mission for ISS resupply...what
happens then if _that_ crew gets stranded? It sounds like a job for a
minimal crew size mission, as you would need at least three extra Soyuz
to get everyone back if it had a seven-person crew.

Pat