Engineers successfully demonstrate use of composite fuel tank

COMPOSITE TANK: Northrop Grumman and Marshall Space Flight Center engineers have demonstrated that a fuel tank made of composite materials can safely contain liquid hydrogen under simulated launch conditions, the company said Dec. 19. The tests were conducted Nov. 22 at the center in Huntsville, Ala...

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