At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Test and Operations Support Contract engineers and technicians inspect a liquid hydrogen supply hose at Launch Pad 39B. They are reviewing procedures with liquid hydrogen provider PRAXAIR preparing for a fit check of the new liquid hydrogen transfer flex hose. PRAXAIR connected the hose from its supply truck to the liquid hydrogen tank at Pad 39B to confirm that the hose fits and functions properly. The space center’s Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to Pad 39B processing facilities to ensure all is in readiness to support Exploration Mission 1, the first flight of Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. Both are being developed for NASA’s Journey to Mars.
Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin