From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <41ce2e34@duster.adelaide.on.net>,   
   Malcolm Street   wrote:   
   >> Otherwise...  The Delta IV Heavy is broadly comparable to the Titan IV (as   
   >> is the Atlas V Heavy) in capabilities, and has the modest advantages of   
   >> being all-liquid-fuel and not using toxic fuels.   
   >   
   >Dumb question - is this the first large rocket to use only LH2/LOX at   
   >liftoff?   
      
   Indeed it is.  Nobody else has thought that was a good idea.   
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