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Artemis Core Stage: Built To Survive Extreme Cold

10 hours agoUpdated: April 26, 2026, 10:25 pm EDTPublished: April 26, 2026, 10:25 pm EDT

NASA's Artemis III core stage holds 733,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen at minus 423 degrees, cold enough to shatter normal metal like glass. See how NASA engineered an aluminum-lithium alloy that stays flexible 300 degrees colder than Antarctica's worst day, and why foam insulation prevents the ice buildup that doomed Columbia during launch in 2003.

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