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| Pentaborane |
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Rocket Fuel |
Pentaborane, also called pentaboron nonahydride, stable pentaborane, or pentaborane(9) (to distinguish it from BH), is a chemical compound considered in the 1950s as a good prospect for a rocket or jet fuel by both the U.S. and Russian armed...
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| Liquid hydrogen |
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Rocket Fuel |
Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. It is a common liquid rocket fuel for rocket applications. In the aerospace industry, its name is often abbreviated to LH2 or LH. Hydrogen is found naturally in the molecular H form, hence...
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| RP-1 | Rocket Fuel |
RP-1 (alternately, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used as a rocket fuel. Although having a lower specific impulse than liquid hydrogen (LH) and thus less thrust per...
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| Kerosene |
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Rocket Fuel |
Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek "keros" (κηρός wax). The word "Kerosene" was registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854 and for...
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| UDMH | Rocket Fuel |
Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) (1,1-Dimethylhydrazine) is a toxic volatile hygroscopic clear liquid, with a sharp, fishy, ammoniacal smell typical for organic amine. It turns yellowish on exposure to air and absorbs oxygen and carbon dioxide...
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| AG-25 | Rocket Fuel |
Misterious rocket fuel used on some experimental Soviet rocket engines. Anyone has more information?
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| Ethanol |
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Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug, best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages and in thermometers. In common usage, it is...
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| Ammonia |
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Rocket Fuel |
Ammonia is a compound with the formula NH. It is normally encountered as a gas with a characteristic pungent odor. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to foodstuffs and...
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| Aerozine 50 | Rocket Fuel |
Aerozine 50 is a 50/50 mix of hydrazine and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH). Originally developed in the late 1950s by Aerojet General Corporation as a storable, high-energy, hypergolic fuel for the Titan II ICBM rocket engines, Aerozine...
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| Hydrazine |
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Rocket Fuel |
Hydrazine is a chemical compound with the formula NH. It has an ammonia-like odor, and is derived from the same industrial chemistry processes that manufacture ammonia. However, hydrazine has physical properties that are more similar to those of...
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| T-1 | Rocket Fuel |
Soviet specification for refined kerosene used as rocket fuel. Probably similar to American RP-1.
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| Monomethylhydrazine |
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Rocket Fuel |
Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) is a volatile hydrazine with the chemical formula CHNH. It is used as a rocket fuel in bipropellant rocket engines.
MMH is very commonly applied notably in the OMS (orbital maneuvering system) engines of the NASA Space...
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| Alcohol |
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In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. The general formula for a simple acyclic alcohol is CHOH.
The word alcohol was introduced into the...
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| Methane |
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Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane's bond angles are 109.5 degrees. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water...
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| Beryllium-hydrazine mix | Rocket Fuel |
High energy rocket fuel used in some experimental Soviet upper stage rocket engines.
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