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The Skeptics Guide #909 - Dec 10 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Best Specific Impulse of Any Rocket Fuel

We already have the best fuel you can possibly have when it comes to payload and power in terms of specific impulse. And nothing's better than hydrogen because it's the lightest element. Plus, we haven't been making moon rockets since the 60s. We basically had to reinvent the wheel in a lot of ways for Artemis compared to Saturn 5.

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