<< Anyone know why the main tank has a rounded bottom .vs. cone?  My
guess was the added mass and difficulty flowing the H2 into the
shuttle overwhelmed the potential lower drag. >>

Dan and all,

My guess would be that it was a matter of minimum structural mass.  Tank 
bottoms want to be rounded.

--Best, Gerald
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