Bigger prop tank was key to NASA's RS-68 decision
NASA opted for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 engine to power its next-generation moon rocket in part because the factory that built the Saturn V can still handle the 33-foot diameter tankage that went into it. Some retooling would enable the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to once...
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