At NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, the liquid hydrogen flight tank (background) requires thermal protection due to extreme temperatures it will face during launch. The tank will attach to the engine sections (foreground), to power NASA's Space Launch System rocket on its first integrated flight with the Orion spacecraft.
At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, the liquid hydrogen flight tank (background) requires thermal protection due to extreme temperatures it will face during launch. The tank will attach to the engine sections (foreground), to power NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on its first integrated flight with the Orion spacecraft.