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In case it's relevant, here's a 1958 NASA film on the hazards of the propellants (various hydrazines) and the oxidizer (nitrogen tetroxide) that were used at th
by CaliforniaKarl 8y ago
In case it's relevant, here's a 1958 NASA film on the hazards of the propellants (various hydrazines) and the oxidizer (nitrogen tetroxide) that were used at the time. As mentioned in another top-level comment, the Crew Dragon uses nitrogen tetroxide as an oxidizer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zha9DyS-PPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zha9DyS-PPA
- xattt 8y agoThank you for this. It gives a tangible sense of the waiting and venting that followed a space shuttle landing.
- hobs 8y agoIf you enjoy this type of stuff, a great read is: IGNITION! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pd...
- sitharus 8y agoThey’ve recently done a second paperback edition so you can even get a physical copy! It’s a great read for anyone, and shows the crazy risks taken in the early rocket programs.
- jakeinspace 8y ago*1966, NASA was founded in 1958.