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To: MtnClimber
Argon is not the fuel, it's the propellant, the reaction mass.
I hope they can make it work though, it has been long known that chemical rocket fuel does not have enough energy density for serious space travel.

4 posted on 08/11/2017 8:27:13 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: BitWielder1
Reaction mass? We don't need no stinkin' reaction mass!
16 posted on 08/11/2017 11:30:39 AM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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