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Methane Rocket Fuel: A Lot of Hot Gas and Nowhere to Blow

Chris Vancil — 1/30/2006 10:15:29 PM (archived)

Methane Rocket Fuel: A Lot of Hot Gas and Nowhere to Blow
By Rick N. Tumlinson
National Space Society
posted: 30 January 2006
06:45 am ET
The article is here: http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_tumlinson_060130.html

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Methane Rocket Fuel: A Lot of Hot Gas and Nowhere to Blow - Chris Vancil - 1/30/2006 10:15:29 PM
- I recommend just letting it fly !!! (n/t) - SDF - 1/31/2006 4:07:50 PM
  - Not inside the Dyson Sphere! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/1/2006 4:14:45 PM
  - re: You recommend who letting what just fly? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/1/2006 10:27:02 AM

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