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anamax
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> Couldn't you use electricity to separate hydrogen and oxygen from water, and then "burn" that in the rockets to produce water again?
How does the energy/pound and energy/CC compare to decent rocket fuel?
marvin
on June 13, 2012
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Liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen is the most efficient chemical rocket fuel possible. Most famously used by the Space Shuttle Main Engines.
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How does the energy/pound and energy/CC compare to decent rocket fuel?