Plugging Away Inside Massive SLS Fuel Tank: Welders inside a large liquid hydrogen tank for NASA's Space Launch System at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans are plugging holes left after the tank was assembled. Using frictional heating and forging pressure, friction stir welding produces high-strength bonds virtually free of defects. SLS - the most powerful rocket in the world - along with NASA's Orion spacecraft will send astronauts deeper into space than ever before, including on the agency's journey to Mars. An optimised version of a NASA image. Credit: NASA

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