At 06:21 PM 2/4/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
For those who aren't already subscribed to the free NASA newsletter:> NASA Science News for January 29, 2003 > > Forget antimatter and dilithium crystals. The next > hot rocket fuel is candle wax! > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/28jan_envirorocket.htm?list818490 "Waiting inside his Mercury capsule for the command that would start the countdown and make him the first American in space, Alan Shepard yelled impatiently, "Let's light this candle!" Those words may turn out to be more prophetic than Shepard intended. Since 2001, NASA's Ames Research Center has been testing a new rocket fuel made from--believe it or not--candle wax...
So firing the retro-rockets to drop out of orbit gives a whole new meaning to "burning the candle at both ends" . . .
-- Ronn! :)
Almighty Ruler of the all,
Whose Power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe,
O grant thy mercy and thy grace,
To those who venture into space.
(Robert A. Heinlein's added verse to the Navy Hymn)
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