Ares Rocket Weld is "Stirring Things Up" (NASA, Ares, 7/14/09)
Talk about science "friction" -- Ares rockets and a cool new way to weld.
Caption: Using a metal joining technique called friction stir welding, the Ares Projects team at the Marshall Center has completed welding the first liquid hydrogen tank dome being developed to define manufacturing processes for the upper stage of the Ares I -- the rocket that will launch explorers to the moon, Mars and beyond in coming decades. The innovative welding process produces high-strength welds that are uniformly joined together -- a vital requirement for next-generation launch vehicles and hardware designed for long-term space travel.
The completed dome is the first development hardware assembled for the Ares I upper stage.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC
More about Ares rockets:
p.s. You can see all of the Ares photos in the Ares Group in Flickr at: www.flickr.com/groups/ares/ We'd love to have you as a member!
Ares Rocket Weld is "Stirring Things Up" (NASA, Ares, 7/14/09)
Talk about science "friction" -- Ares rockets and a cool new way to weld.
Caption: Using a metal joining technique called friction stir welding, the Ares Projects team at the Marshall Center has completed welding the first liquid hydrogen tank dome being developed to define manufacturing processes for the upper stage of the Ares I -- the rocket that will launch explorers to the moon, Mars and beyond in coming decades. The innovative welding process produces high-strength welds that are uniformly joined together -- a vital requirement for next-generation launch vehicles and hardware designed for long-term space travel.
The completed dome is the first development hardware assembled for the Ares I upper stage.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC
More about Ares rockets:
p.s. You can see all of the Ares photos in the Ares Group in Flickr at: www.flickr.com/groups/ares/ We'd love to have you as a member!