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Dramatically diferent new and vastly improved liquid rocket engine

E.P., the heretic — 10/19/2005 5:15:41 PM (archived)

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/051019_ipd.html

I always thought the improvement would come from magneto-hydronynamics, but this is just slick - suddenly launch costs have been greatly reduced.

Don't worry, be happy.
EP

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Dramatically diferent new and vastly improved liquid rocket engine - E.P., the heretic - 10/19/2005 5:15:41 PM
- Just an incremental improvement. - David F Mayer - 10/20/2005 2:50:00 PM
  - 10 percent more Isp on the same propellants ain't chopped liver. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2005 7:31:28 PM
    - But it NOT a revolutionary improvement, either. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/23/2005 1:10:54 AM
    - That and the vastly improved refurbish on reusables. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/20/2005 8:39:50 PM
      - If they can cut the refurbish time, THEN they will have something. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/23/2005 2:47:26 AM
        
        Not the time, but the frequency - alcaray - 10/24/2005 5:32:07 PM
- HTML heretic? :-) - Sam F. - 10/19/2005 8:02:36 PM
- EP, would you like this moved to Space? (n/t) - Fox - 10/19/2005 6:31:33 PM
  - Yes - sorry about that (n/t) - E.P., the heretic - 10/24/2005 2:20:31 AM
  - It would be 100% on topic on space... - ModBob - 10/23/2005 7:53:52 AM
  - You did not say that for the laugh I got out of it, did you? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/19/2005 6:44:01 PM
    - Um, probably not... :-\ - Fox - 10/19/2005 7:02:17 PM
      - Oh no - alcaray - 10/19/2005 9:43:07 PM

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