The LOX tank was an ellipsoidal container of 10 meters diameter and 6.7 meters high.
Rotary Rocket designed and pressure-tested an exceptionally lightweight but strong composite LOX tank.
The forward bulkhead of the LOX tank formed the aft bulkhead of the LH2 tank.
Neil jumps into the ocean while firing at the LOX tanks, setting off a fire.
Another improvement was that initially the alcohol tank, and later the LOX tank also, were built integral with the outer skin, saving weight.
The tube will also provide the attachment points for the forward LOX tanks, the wheels, the braking ballutes, and the body shell.
During testing, one of the LOX tanks had been cracked.
Much smaller spherical tanks, located in the gaps below the rounded end of the LOX tanks, held the JP-4 used to feed the jet engines.
The LOX tank is located at the top of the ET and has an ogive shape to reduce aerodynamic drag and aerothermodynamic heating.
All loads except aerodynamic loads are transferred from the LOX tank at a bolted, flange-joint interface with the intertank.