Artemis Core Stage: Built To Survive Extreme Cold | Weather.com
May 10, 2026Updated: May 10, 2026, 11:24 pm EDTPublished: May 10, 2026, 11:24 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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