Delta 2 propellant tank

Delta 2 propellant tank

This is the main propellant tank of the second stage of a Delta 2 launch vehicle which landed near Georgetown, Texas, on January 22, 1997. This approximately 250kg tank is primarily a stainless steel structure and survived re-entry relatively intact.

November 12, 2012 6:15 PM PST

Photo by: NASA

| Caption by: James Martin

 

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