NASA cutbacks hit New Orleans hard

The end of an era for Louisiana’s role in manned space flight arrived Thursday when the giant external fuel tank for the final scheduled space shuttle plant rolled out of its manufacturing plant.

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With the tank mounted on rollers and ready to be hauled to the Mississippi River and a barge trip to Florida, about 1,000 employees gathered for a ceremony at NASA’s Michoud Assembly with many knowing their jobs will end this fall.

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