NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Programme is concluding its structural qualification test series with an upcoming final test that will push the design for the rocket’s liquid oxygen tank to its limits at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The liquid oxygen tank’s structure is identical to the tank that is part of the SLS core stage, which will provide power to help launch the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Hydraulic systems will apply millions of pounds of force to push, pull and bend the liquid oxygen tank test article to see how much pressure the tank can take. The forces simulate what the tank is expected to experience during launch and flight.
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