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Impressive Methane Blast NASA Testing New Engine
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Impressive Methane Blast NASA Testing New Engine
  • Published_at:2008-01-14
  • Category:Science & Technology
  • Channel:knospi
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  • description: May 4, 2007: On January 16, 2007, a dazzling blue flame blasted across the sands of the Mojave desert. In many respects, it looked like an ordinary rocket engine test, but this was different. While most NASA rockets are powered by liquid oxygen and hydrogen or solid chemicals, "we were testing a methane engine," says project manager Terri Tramel of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/04may_methaneblast.htm?list6086
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