What Would Space Rockets Look Like If They Were Transparent
Four models served as a reference: the Saturn V, used by NASA between 1967 and 1973; the Space Shuttle, a space vehicle “retired” in 2011; SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy; and the Space Launch System (SLS), still in development. The colors identify the fuels used: red indicates kerosene RP-1, similar to that of airplanes; orange is liquid hydrogen, which is common in space rockets and which first cools the “beak” and is then ignited by oxidants; and blue represents liquid oxygen....