Composite DC-XA hydrogen tank passes ground tests

A 16-foot-long graphite composite liquid hydrogen tank has passed ground tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and will be installed in the McDonnell Douglas DC-XA reusable launch vehicle (RLV) prototype for flight testing in May, the U.S. space agency reported. Dan Dumbacher, NASA's DC-XA...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.