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Resistance butt welding of an Energia core stage ring.

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energ weld1.jpg Energia core stage's hydrogen tank during assembly.ThumbnailsResistance butt welding of an Energia core stage ring.Energia core stage's hydrogen tank during assembly.ThumbnailsResistance butt welding of an Energia core stage ring.

"A frame is assembled prior to the welding."

"The Energia Blasts Off", Mashinostroyeniye, 1990
Processing by The Energia-Buran Archive