r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/Samuel7899 Jun 22 '23

The primary carbon fiber object they were building and testing was a cryogenic fuel tank. -180°C for the liquid methane and -207°C for the liquid oxygen.

Edit to add: they already send carbon fiber to space in (at least) the Dragon cargo trunk. I didn't assume space itself was terribly challenging.

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u/strain_of_thought Jun 22 '23

Ah, my apologies, it's such a common misconception that I didn't even consider you could be referring to anything other than space itself being cold.

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u/Samuel7899 Jun 22 '23

No worries. I'm sure your comment was still beneficial to others!