PASSING GRADE
The liquid oxygen tank for the X-33 single-stage-to-orbit demonstrator has passed a hydrostatic proof test at a Lockheed Martin facility in New Orleans. To simulate flight pressure, the dual-lobed aluminum tank (pictured) was filled with 19,400 gal. of water. Another 1,000 gal. were added to a...
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