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Trivia #30: "Laughing Gas" Fuel Powers Private Rocket

By Algae S. Densing

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Algae S. Densing

First Published: 2013/07/31

SpaceShipOne,

set to be the first private-crewed rocket to reach space, uses a fuel composed of rubber and nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas.

burns a materials called hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene, or HTPB, a common ingredient in tire rubber, along with nitrous oxide.

set to be the first private-crewed rocket to reach space, uses a fuel composed of rubber and nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas.

burns a materials called hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene, or HTPB, a common ingredient in tire rubber, along with nitrous oxide.

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Algae S. Densing. "Trivia #30: "Laughing Gas" Fuel Powers Private Rocket." Cyberdasm. 2016/12/15. Accessed 2024/12/22. /publ/volume_6/facts/quot_laughing_gas_quot_fuel_powers_private_rocket/26-1-0-159.

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Algae S. Densing. "Trivia #30: "Laughing Gas" Fuel Powers Private Rocket." Cyberdasm. 2016/12/15. Date of access 2024/12/22, /publ/volume_6/facts/quot_laughing_gas_quot_fuel_powers_private_rocket/26-1-0-159.

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Algae S. Densing (2016/12/15). "Trivia #30: "Laughing Gas" Fuel Powers Private Rocket." Cyberdasm. Retrieved 2024/12/22, /publ/volume_6/facts/quot_laughing_gas_quot_fuel_powers_private_rocket/26-1-0-159.

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