PROCOMP upper stage thermoplastic composite LH 2 tank. Drawing illustrated by Susan Kraus. Potential for 20-40% weight reduction versus metal tanks. Two-part design facilitates tank inspection and ...

The tank project is one aspect of the reusable upper stage program, and the other aspect is selecting and finalizing a design for the second stage. Both of these projects, operating within Blue ...

Critical design review is the next programmatic ... hydrogen tank and a 5.5-meter diameter liquid oxygen tank. A new universal stage adapter will connect the EUS to the Orion spacecraft, and ...