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Core Stage Four Liquid Hydrogen Tank Aft Dome Lifts into Vertical Assembly Center
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Move crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans lift the aft dome for the liquid hydrogen tank for the fourth core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System), into the in-feeder of the facility’s vertical assembly center. Once loaded into the production tool, teams with SLS prime contractor, Boeing, will circumferentially friction-stir weld the dome to the previously-welded forward dome and five barrels that make up the liquid hydrogen tank.
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Credit lineCore Stage Four Liquid Hydrogen Tank Aft Dome Lifts into Vertical Assembly Center. NASA/MAF, 2025-10-27. Public domain. ID: MAF_20251027_CS4_LH2AftDomeLoad17.
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