'Damage' seen on X-33 tank after liquid hydrogen fill test
The starboard fuel tank for the NASA/Lockheed Martin X-33 reusable launch vehicle prototype apparently failed late Wednesday after it was filled with liquid hydrogen and subjected to some of the dynamic loads it will face in flight, NASA said yesterday. "Some damage to the tank was discovered," one...
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