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What materials are used for human spacecraft pressure vessels and why?
I'm looking for what specific aluminum alloys are used for human-rated spacecraft pressure vessels (habitable module) and why.
I've been able to find the material for Orion is Al-2219 but nothing for ...
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What is the point of launching EM-1 on DIVH/F9H?
EM-1 was originally a full-up test of the SLS block 1B: Orion, ICPS (a modified 5-meter Delta cryogenic second stage), and the first stage/SRBs.
NASA administrator Bridenstine’s statement on 3/13/...
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Did Orion do a pad abort test? A live fire abort test?
The CCtCAP customers have to do abort tests to satisfy the NASA Human rating standards.
Is Orion going to do a pad abort, and a Max-Q abort, like SpaceX is required to do?
Or is Orion being held to ...
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