Re: Aluminum as rocket fuel?

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From: Allen W. Sherzer
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:40

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Another source of information is the External Tank Study published
by the Space Studies Institute. Cutting up ETs for their aluminum
was listed as an option. Impulse of such an engine would be in the
330 second range. Very viable as a Lunar based fuel source.

  Allen

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Subject: Re: Aluminum as rocket fuel?
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