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Building A Big Rocket Fuel Tank

Building A Big Rocket Fuel Tank
Technicians prepare the 18-foot-diameter (5.5-meter) tank during manufacturing at the Boeing Developmental Center in Tukwila, Wash.

Technicians prepare the 18-foot-diameter (5.5-meter) tank during manufacturing at the Boeing Developmental Center in Tukwila, Wash. The tank is one of the largest composite rocket hydrogen propellant tanks ever made. The tank is set to undergo testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Image credit: Boeing

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