Re: Alternative Fuels for Space Shuttles

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Success_Machine — 2/4/2003 6:39:02 PM (archived)

Alcohols have a higher oxygen fraction than kerosene, perhaps requiring a much smaller LOX tank. Also, they burn much cleaner, perhaps making the engines re-usable?

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Alternative Fuels for Space Shuttles - Success_Machine - 2/4/2003 5:51:29 PM
- Re: Alternative Fuels for Space Shuttles - Kim Keller - 2/5/2003 1:41:21 PM
  - Agreed. Major redesign is not going to correct every problem - Scott - 2/5/2003 4:00:29 PM
- Re: Alternative Fuels for Space Shuttles - Nick Hoffman - 2/4/2003 6:13:49 PM
  - Re: Alternative Fuels for Space Shuttles - Success_Machine - 2/4/2003 6:39:02 PM
    - Oxygen! - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 12:26:21 PM
      - Re: IDIOT ???!!! - SM - 2/5/2003 6:31:24 PM
        
        He meant Idiot in the best possible way..... - et - 2/5/2003 9:41:42 AM
      - Re: Oxygen! - Gregggar - 2/5/2003 3:10:18 PM
        
        Re: Oxygen! - p - 2/5/2003 5:08:20 PM
      - Be nice. - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 10:26:37 AM
    - Re: A moot point - Success_Machine - 2/4/2003 6:42:14 PM

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