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Space/Science » in reply to re: Energy limitations for private spaceflight

Codswallop!

The overriding requirement for space launch is energy density.

It matters little how you generate your energy-efficient fuel, you still tank up with volatile combustibles and light the blue touch paper.

it's cheaper to manufacture fully synthetic kerosene than to build a spaceship big and dumb enough to burn soy-bean oil. Npw you're welcome to have a solar-electric driven plant to manufacture fuel. At its simplest, you can electrolyse water for LOx and LH2.

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