Bonding Bugs Delay X-33's First Flight
First flight of the X-33 single-stage-to-orbit testbed has slipped by 4-7 months due to delamination of the composite sandwich structure of a liquid hydrogen tank during an autoclave cycle. The problem raises questions about being able to reliably manufacture large sandwich structures, and the...
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