Bob Koure
Mar 31, 2023

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>>... carrying 600 tonnes of heptyl, nitrogen tetroxide and kerosene...
FWIW, we in the West know nitrogen tetroxide as hydrazine. As I remember, some early US ICBMs were fueled with it. I've visited one of the old launch sites, now decommissioned, and there were what looked like old-skool space suits (like you'd see in a 60s era SciFi flick) for the people who had to get up close and personal with the rocket.

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Bob Koure
Bob Koure

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Retired software architect, statistical analyst, hotel mgr, bike racer, distance swimmer. Photographer. Amateur historian. Avid reader. Home cook. Never-FBer

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