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Re: Transit Time to Mars
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:50:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Solid fuel rockets are essentially big fireworks: ya light 'em and they
> > burn until nothing is left. They are great bang for your buck, but they
> > don't last long. And in your scenario, you still have to get the boosters
> > up to the space station.
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> OK, can that idea then. So, what about flour and water mixtures? :o)
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> --Todd
Paper mache rockets? The delivery system burns up with the fuel it contains?
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:-O (Edvard Munch's "The Scream")
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Bruce
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Message has 1 Reply: | | Re: Transit Time to Mars
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| (...) Actually, you can make them burn at almost any rate you want to. It is a question of how much exposed area there is to burn at once. The SRB motors have a * shaped hole in the middle of them right from top to bottom. This produces a very large (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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