This could solve that whole long term cryogenic storage problem....

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et — 11/29/2004 12:11:21 AM (archived)

if the reactor in question could scale to a space mission.

Split the ice and fill the needed volume of reactants just before a planned burn.

Now, if something like this could be done with ammonia also.

Send the hydrogen out the VASIMR and breathe an appropriate blend of nitrox.

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Creating Hydrogen With (Very) Hot Water - via slashdot.com - et - 11/28/2004 9:17:08 PM
- Laws of Thermodynamics: Energy cannot be created or destroyed; You cannot get more energy out of a system than you put into it... - Jacob Samorodin - 11/29/2004 3:56:41 PM
  - re: Laws of Thermodynamics: Energy cannot be created or destroyed; You cannot get more energy out of a system than you put into it... - Frank Martin - 12/20/2004 4:34:59 AM
  - It's subtler than that - Gary - 11/29/2004 4:43:22 PM
    - That was a darn good post. - et - 11/29/2004 7:26:30 PM
      - Thank you (n/t) - Gary - 11/30/2004 4:48:11 AM
  - In case you are thinking of asking... - Jacob Samorodin - 11/29/2004 4:11:03 PM
    - All worked up and nowhere to go... - et - 11/29/2004 7:20:52 PM
- No registration required version... - et - 11/29/2004 12:21:42 AM
- This could solve that whole long term cryogenic storage problem.... - et - 11/29/2004 12:11:21 AM

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