I hadn't heard about the fuel tank problem before. Where can I learn more?
Do you think new materials like graphene will dramatically change spaceflight when they're mass produced?
Do you think new materials like graphene will dramatically change spaceflight when they're mass produced?
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2006/01/x-33venturestar-what-...
Graphene may yet be a pipe dream. If we manage to manufacture it in large and perfectly uniform quantities, it's a wonder-material. If we don't - it could make for slightly better carbon fibre composites.