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#1 2005-10-17 11:22:35

flashgordon
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Re: new liquid fueled rocket technology concepts;

http://www.physorg.com/news7286.html

it doesn't even mention what the other concepts they are working on!

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#2 2005-10-17 11:58:32

SpaceNut
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Re: new liquid fueled rocket technology concepts;

Here is some more on that issue:
New Advances for Liquid-Fueled Rockets

Current rockets burn a small amount of fuel into preburners which power pumps that force the rest of the fuel into the combustion chamber.

A new strategy will be to run all the fuel through the preburners which will create higher pressures, and should give better performance from the rocket.

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#3 2005-10-17 14:26:52

flashgordon
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Re: new liquid fueled rocket technology concepts;

i remember spacedaily having a story about a spike rocket nozzle that maximizes thrust throughout the rockets flight, so you know there is some real possibility for even the falcon rockets to get up to orbit.  I mean with all the nanotech companies developing right now and the coming space tourist companies, I think there is some real possibility for a private colonization effort around the 2020 timeframe.

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#4 2005-10-19 21:55:59

flashgordon
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Re: new liquid fueled rocket technology concepts;

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/ima … it%3A+NASA

this rocket engine has been successfully tested already!

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