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   Greg Goss to sungjunnoh0802@gmail.com   
   Re: What is the cheapest rocket fuel & o   
   20 May 17 14:55:12   
   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   0something0  wrote:   
      
   >On Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 3:22:58 PM UTC-4, trident wrote:   
   >> I figured that ethanol is the cheapest fuel with going as low as 1 cent per   
   kg. But what  about oxidizer? Liquid oxygen can go as low as 66 dollars per   
   tonne but  is the best price one can get, taking into consideration Isp   
   differences?   
   >   
   >Check out this:   
   >   
   >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rocket_oxidizers   
   >   
   >"Wikipedia is not a credible source" -Every teacher ever   
      
   Ethanol is a fairly low energy fuel.  It sucks worse than gasoline as   
   a vehicle fuel and much worse than diesel.   
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