To: ProtectOurFreedom
Uh, no. The helium is used to pressurize the fuel and oxidizer tanks because it's inert to both fuel and oxidizer.
Starliner burns monomethyl hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide.
66 posted on
06/13/2024 6:48:51 AM PDT by
Campion
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To: Campion
But burning hydrazine contradicts the author’s statement “Helium is used in the spacecraft’s thruster systems to allow the thrusters to fire without being combustible or toxic.”
71 posted on
06/13/2024 7:30:59 AM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
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