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Old June 19th 04, 11:10 PM
Henry Spencer
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Default Rutan plans commercial tourist spacecraft

In article ,
Phil Fraering pgf@AUTO wrote:
I think I'd want to switch from hybrid rockets to a liquid-fueled
system, but that's just my prejudices.


Hybrids are not an unreasonable choice. The one limitation, for an
operational vehicle, is that loading a new fuel grain -- inherently a
large, clumsy object -- is distinctly less convenient than just pouring
one more fluid into the appropriate tank, and that's going to slow down
turnaround.
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