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Published September 29, 2010 4:00am ET



End of space shuttles to hurt Lockheed

Bethesda defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. has built external fuel tanks for NASA’s space shuttles since the first launch, but with the space shuttle program coming to an end, there is no longer a need for tanks to fuel them.

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