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![]() The advantage of a pressure fed rocket, as I understand it, is much cheaper (and somewhat smaller and lighter) engines, but at the cost of very heavy tanks that hold propellant at 250-300 psi, compared with the 20-30 psi tanks used in pump fed rockets. Would it not be possible to build very cheap low pressure pumps with 250 psi instead of the 1400-3600 psi used in pump fed rockets, so we would get the low cost advantages of pressure fed rockets without the disadvantage of very heavy tanks? Or am I missing something? (Apologies if I have posted this twice -- email is acting up) -- Larry |
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