Henry Spencer wrote:
> Hazard: it's carcinogenic, and I'm told it's on EPA's "P" list of
> extremely hazardous chemicals (along with hydrazine and assorted
> cyanides). Do you really need more?
Nah, that _is_ a bit scary - especially the EPA part!
(_That_ probably means you need a bunch of real
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, David Weinshenker wrote:
> So there's been some mention of potential peroxide hypergolicity
> with propargyl alcohol...
> And how nasty _is_ it actually to handle? There's nasty, and then
> there's _nasty_... will it detonate if I look at it sideways or
> poison me through a
John Carmack wrote:
>
> At 09:08 PM 1/25/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > This engine, developed by Rocketdyne for BMD, is the subject of a brief
> >article in AW&ST, 12 January 2004, page 44.
> >
> > Thrust: 1,100 lbf
> > Length: 8 inches
> > Chamber P: ~500psi
> > Fuel:
At 09:08 PM 1/25/2004 -0800, you wrote:
This engine, developed by Rocketdyne for BMD, is the subject of a brief
article in AW&ST, 12 January 2004, page 44.
Thrust: 1,100 lbf
Length: 8 inches
Chamber P: ~500psi
Fuel: N2O4 & MMH
Nozzle: Metal, coated, rad-coo
Adrian Tymes wrote:
> --- Michael Wallis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The next meeting of the Experimental Rocket
> > Propulsion Society will be
> > held this THURSDAY evening at the Bowers Denny's
> > starting at 8:00pm.
>
> Your cron script means next Thursday, no?
>
--- Michael Wallis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The next meeting of the Experimental Rocket
> Propulsion Society will be
> held this THURSDAY evening at the Bowers Denny's
> starting at 8:00pm.
Your cron script means next Thursday, no?
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The next meeting of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society will be
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The next meeting of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society will be
held this THURSDAY evening at the Bowers Denny's starting at 8:00pm.
Items for meeting #278 (29 Jan 2004):
- Admin Teams
- CMT
- Documentation
- IT
- Liaisons
- Logistics
- PAO
On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 22:13, John Carmack wrote:
> We always run to propellant exhaustion and just let the tank purge through
> the engine.
That is one possible approach... but as you get to more and more
sophisticated vehicles, it becomes less and less viable. XCOR has a neat
way of doi
