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They chill the fuel and oxidizer to slush, just above their freezing point, to fit more of it into the same volume and save on structure.
by Tuna-Fish 10y ago
They chill the fuel and oxidizer to slush, just above their freezing point, to fit more of it into the same volume and save on structure.
- angryspacesheep 10y agoHow many Falcon 9s have been launched using this fueling method?
- TrevorJ 10y agoAt least the last two launches, off the top of my head.
- ygra 10y agoAs far as I know that was one of the defining changes of the Falcon 9 Full-Thrust, which flew first in December 2015 with Orbcomm OG2 M2. So, every Falcon 9 this year, plus one.
- angryspacesheep 10y agoThank you