Microcosm Builds Composite Cryotanks For New Space Apps

Credit: Microcosm
Space Exploration Technologies Inc. isn't the only space-services company in Hawthorne, Calif., looking for ways to cut launch costs. Established in 1984, tiny Microcosm Inc. has found a way to make strong, lightweight tanks for space applications that it says can handle high pressure as well as the...

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