Cryogenic Seal for Space Launch System Handles Extreme Pressure Conditions

摘要

Saint-Gobain Seals produced a cryogenic seal measuring more than six feet wide for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) project. Although this launch system replaced the retired space shuttle, it was built using proven hardware from the space shuttle era and previous successful exploration programs, as well as cutting-edge tooling and manufacturing technology in order to reduce development time and cost. SLS' first mission, Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1), will go into space in late 2018, and uses Saint-Gobain seals.