Sat, 02 Apr 2005
New, promising rocket propellants
Yes, Poly-acetyl
Ozone is ready for flight testing!
Thanks to Tom Womack for this one. ("Stable at 7 kelvin ...
hypergolic with atmospheric nitrogen ... Successful flight again!
Notice the exhaust trail from surface level up to the point where
the primary propellant tank decomposed unexpectedly at an
altitude of about 800 meters. We were very happy to see that the
second stage ignited properly and climbed an additional 1,200
meters before its propellant load also decomposed unexpectedly.")
Probably funniest if you've read "Ignition! A history of liquid
rocket fuels" by John D. Clark.
Mars or bust!
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