Re: Spaceship One in perspective

From: Herb Schaltegger (herbschaltegger_at_spamtrap.invalid)
Date: 06/30/04

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:38:42 -0500

In article <oUAEc.9948$1F6.1891@fe37.usenetserver.com>,
"Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> wrote:

> enerally lower ISP and a higher empty weight than a liquid engine. ISP is
> a measure of the performance of a fuel/engine combination and is a bit
> lengthy to explain in detail.

This Wikipedia article may help a bit (although it's still not a
particularly simple explanation).

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_impulse>

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