From: mvp@web1.calweb.com   
      
   In article <6ce12db1-5fcb-433b-a94a-875e9791bd77@googlegroups.com>,   
   trident   wrote:   
   >Etanol shouls save the weight but liquid oxygen i still to   
   >expensive for such a project even with 66 dollars per tonne. So   
   >I would kill for some cheper oxidizer with comparable   
   >performance, assuming there is one.   
      
   I suspect you're not going to find a cheaper oxidizer in   
   multi-ton lots than LOX.  You just pull it out of the air.   
   Cost is the liquid air machine, the fractional distilation   
   hardware, and the energy to run it.   
      
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