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> but I've never quite been satisfied with the "if we're thinking of it then they probably already tried it" explanation :) Same here :) . I'm still unhappy wi
by avmich 6y ago
> but I've never quite been satisfied with the "if we're thinking of it then they probably already tried it" explanation :)
Same here :) . I'm still unhappy with their decision to use toxic propellants on Crew Dragon - I'm sure they could use something much more benign.
- simonh 6y agoTo be fair they selected it quite some time ago now. There's a lot of very promising research now though, so hopefully they will have better options available down the line.
- avmich 6y ago> To be fair they selected it quite some time ago now. They've had better fuel options from the very beginning. I guess they didn't have space cycles to additionally solve this issue; hope they'll come back to it.