A space shuttle external tank inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

Wary of a potential conflict of interest, NASA intends to replace Lockheed Martin Space Systems as the primary support contractor at its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans by 2008, according to agency officials.

Wary of a potential conflict of interest, NASA intends

to replace Lockheed Martin Space Systems as the primary support contractor at its

Michoud
Assembly Facility in New Orleans

by 2008, according to

agency officials.

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