At 10:47 AM 2/20/2003 -0800, Randall Clague wrote:
On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:21:07 -0800, Pierce Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> I just realized that one of the primary things delivered to LEO by >a laser launcher will probably by LH2 You're daft man. Launch it as water ice, melt it, and split it with solar power wherever you need hydrogen.
Umm, no. Water is 89% oxygen and only 11% hydrogen, by mass. Methane is a bit better, at 25% hydrogen. LH2 is not sufficiently troublesome to make either a worthwhile proposition.
-p
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