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New Rocket Engine Successfully Tested

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the flatulence-you-can-get-behind dept.

inetsee writes "XCOR Aerospace announced that their new methane-oxygen rocket engine has been tested successfully. This is reported to be the first successful test of an engine using the combination of methane and oxygen as fuel. The fuel has higher specific impulse than kerosene and oxygen, but until now has been thought to have too much 'technology risk'."

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  1. Re:I want to contribute to rocket science! by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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