Liquid hydrogen storage tank launched
27, May 2019
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Mains level :
- ISRO Chairman K Sivan flagged off the shipment of India’s largest liquid hydrogen storage tank at the VRV Asia Pacific’s manufacturing plant at Sri City in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
- VRV Asia Pacific manufactured the storage tank with a Liquid Nitrogen shield, in a collaborative effort with Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
- Liquid hydrogen is used as fuel for satellite launch vehicles.