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NASA Announces Enviromentally Friendly Jet Fuel

drama writes "From the Press Release: 'Two years of collaboration between Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., and NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have led to the development of a non-toxic, easily handled fuel made from a substance similar to what is used in common candles. The by-products of combustion of the new fuel are carbon dioxide and water; unlike conventional rocket fuel that produces aluminum oxide and acidic gasses, such as hydrogen chloride.' Or for pictures and more info, visit the site."

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  1. ENTROPE LICKS BALLS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a ball licker he is, and so is nasa!

  2. Screw NASA... by swasson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... they should take 10% of what they spend on missions and donate it to the open source project of their choice.

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  3. Old news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    CNN had this a month ago! And their article has much more details too!

  4. Dear Chris, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shit man, you have a lot of problems but it sounds like you need to quit smoking so much cock. Get yourself a Dick-orette patch and slap that puppy on your blistery mouth. Not only will it help you quit your addiction but the fact that you are denying your boy-toy's daily blow, should help twist his arm (or other limb) into gratifying you for once. Damn, your boyfriend sucks(I know not literally), but seriously...he sounds like the kind of guy who will just fuck you in the ass and not even have the common courtesy to reach around and jack you off. And as for the dildo, if you don't wanna have anything to do with it, just don't. Throw it back at him. Ain't nuthin' like a little gratuitous cock-flinging out his second floor window to get the party started.

    Good luck.
    Love,
    Edge

  5. Slashdot in panic! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have the feeling that Slashdot is posting old stories like this just to flush the SCO fiasco from the front page.

  6. What about the space elevator thing? by The_Mutato · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I saw somewhere some idea for a device called a space elevator. Basically it consists of a very long and thick conveyor belt that is made of extremely resistent materials. It would be placed closest to the equator as possible, and one end would be launched into the air, while the other is firmly resting on the earth. The force of the earth spinning around keeps it up. Then you use the conveyor part to launch satellites into geosynchronous orbit for a fraction of the cost of rockets. Spacecraft could be launched towards the moon with very little fuel, and refuel on the moon, if there is a power plant there, and they could go really far with very little fuel onboard. More room for scientific equipment!

  7. Now if we could just feed the hungry in the world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ah well, let them starve.

  8. Fight Club Reference by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One could make all sorts of explosives with simple household items, if one were so inclined...

  9. Gee... by E-Rock-23 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    They can do it for jets, but not for regular automobiles? Oh, wait, I'm sorry. Things like BioDiesel would hurt Dubya and his Oil pumping buddies down in Texas. And who wants to bet that that fuel will only be available to the Militry right off the bat? I highly doubt a squadron of F117-A's are punching that nasty hole in the ozone...

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