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rocketman
Mar 14, 2012, 10:34:03 PM3/14/12
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...is being tested by NASA. Does anyone know any details of the
engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?
engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?
David Spain
Mar 17, 2012, 3:49:45 PM3/17/12
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On 3/14/2012 10:34 PM, rocketman wrote:
> ...is being tested by NASA. Does anyone know any details of the
> engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?
>
Maybe some useful info can be gleaned from this:
> ...is being tested by NASA. Does anyone know any details of the
> engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?
>
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/launch_license/active_permits/media/BlueOriginEP_11-006%20rev1.pdf
and this (page 8):
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/media/20060829_Blue_Origin_EA_FONSI_signed.pdf
Dave
rocketman
Mar 23, 2012, 10:34:25 AM3/23/12
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On Mar 17, 3:49 pm, David Spain <nos...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> On 3/14/2012 10:34 PM, rocketman wrote:
>
> > ...is being tested by NASA. Does anyone know any details of the
> > engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?
>
> Maybe some useful info can be gleaned from this:
>
> http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/launch_l...
> On 3/14/2012 10:34 PM, rocketman wrote:
>
> > ...is being tested by NASA. Does anyone know any details of the
> > engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?
>
> Maybe some useful info can be gleaned from this:
>
>
> and this (page 8):
>
> http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/media/20...
>
> Dave
Thanks for the info. The propellant is not specified for the
Propulsion Module 2 (PM2) but the specific impulse is given as 252
seconds.
Does that imply hydrogen peroxide & kerosene? But the document is
from May 2011. I think it might be referring to an engine different
from the BE-3.
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