Its gonna launch in a couple minutes around 5pm eastern time.
I always like watching it take off.
I always like watching it take off.
Im not...
bet Kmarion has eyes on
I can't see it from here...
I cant afford 15 gallons of gas...
I wonder how much NASA pays to fill that 40,000 gallon tank...
I cant afford 15 gallons of gas...
I wonder how much NASA pays to fill that 40,000 gallon tank...
it would be $160,000 if it was gasoline
imagine what rocket fuel costs
imagine what rocket fuel costs
what is their fuel of choice? ammonium perchlorate?ceslayer23 wrote:
it would be $160,000 if it was gasoline
imagine what rocket fuel costs
thats not that expensive (still more than gasoline), but I think there's an aluminum additive, that costs a ton.
over $9,000S.Lythberg wrote:
I can't see it from here...
I cant afford 15 gallons of gas...
I wonder how much NASA pays to fill that 40,000 gallon tank...
Ceslayer, is that premium or shitty regular
According to wiki, the external fuel tank uses liquid oxygen and hydrogen. And the rocket boosters use:
wiki wrote:
The propellant mixture in each SRB motor consists of ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer, 69.6% by weight), aluminum (fuel, 16%), iron oxide (a catalyst, 0.4%), a polymer (such as PBAN or HTPB, a binder that holds the mixture together, also acting as secondary fuel, 12.04%), and an epoxy curing agent (1.96%). This propellant is commonly referred to as Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant, or simply APCP. This mixture develops a specific impulse of 242 seconds at sea level or 268 seconds in a vacuum.
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l2fuckingVPowerHurricaИe wrote:
over $9,000S.Lythberg wrote:
I can't see it from here...
I cant afford 15 gallons of gas...
I wonder how much NASA pays to fill that 40,000 gallon tank...
Ceslayer, is that premium or shitty regular
SEREMAKER wrote:
bet Kmarion has eyes on
woot! did i call that fuel combo or what?HurricaИe wrote:
over $9,000S.Lythberg wrote:
I can't see it from here...
I cant afford 15 gallons of gas...
I wonder how much NASA pays to fill that 40,000 gallon tank...
Ceslayer, is that premium or shitty regular
According to wiki, the external fuel tank uses liquid oxygen and hydrogen. And the rocket boosters use:wiki wrote:
The propellant mixture in each SRB motor consists of ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer, 69.6% by weight), aluminum (fuel, 16%), iron oxide (a catalyst, 0.4%), a polymer (such as PBAN or HTPB, a binder that holds the mixture together, also acting as secondary fuel, 12.04%), and an epoxy curing agent (1.96%). This propellant is commonly referred to as Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant, or simply APCP. This mixture develops a specific impulse of 242 seconds at sea level or 268 seconds in a vacuum.
242 seconds isnt that much btw
wow amazing
i never watched one live before
23 000 miles per hour 8 mins into flight
i never watched one live before
23 000 miles per hour 8 mins into flight
link to NASA TV...
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
bit late m8 its finished
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en- … im_default
For those interested.
For those interested.
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# solid propellant
* fuel - atomized aluminum (16 percent)
* oxidizers - ammonium perchlorate (70 percent)
* catalyst - iron oxide powder (0.2 percent)
* binder - polybutadiene acrylic acid acrylonite (12 percent)
* curing agent - epoxy resin (2 percent)
* fuel - atomized aluminum (16 percent)
* oxidizers - ammonium perchlorate (70 percent)
* catalyst - iron oxide powder (0.2 percent)
* binder - polybutadiene acrylic acid acrylonite (12 percent)
* curing agent - epoxy resin (2 percent)
Only 10 more left. Then we wait for Orion/Ares to be ready.
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I remember watching the July 4th shuttle launch (was it 2 years ago? damn) live. It was epic
I'm sure you will be making fun of me in a couple weeks .HurricaИe wrote:
I remember watching the July 4th shuttle launch (was it 2 years ago? damn) live. It was epic
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