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To: dila813
Thanks for that link. So we have had a small test rocket use methane as fuel.

http://www.garvspace.com/2008/P-14%20FT-1A.htm

On Saturday, 12 April 2008, the CALVEIN (CAlifornia Launch Vehicle Education INitiatve) team of CSULB and GSC jointly conducted a flight test of the Prospector 14 LOX-Methane (P-14LM) vehicle that featured a 1,000 lbf-thrust LOX-methane engine developed by CSULB students as part of their senior design course. It is believed that this is the first such powered flight of this cryogenic propellant combination, which is under consideration for applications in a variety of future space exploration initiatives. It was supported entirely by internal team resources and took place at the FAR, Inc. test site outside of Mojave, CA.


42 posted on 06/29/2015 7:18:17 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

No “I am wrong”, how disappointed I am.....dang


43 posted on 06/29/2015 7:21:12 AM PDT by dila813
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