Monday, January 28, 2019

Isro eyes kerosene to boost GSLV Mk III’s lifting power to 6 trillion

The advantage of using kerolox is that it is 10 times dense — meaning the same volume of kerolox will generate more thrust than the same volume of hydrolox. It is also cheaper, more stable at room temperature and less hazardous than hydrolox. Elon Musk-promoted Space X currently uses kerolox in its Falcon 9 rocket for launching heavy payloads.

from Times of India http://bit.ly/2B4EaoA

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