Kerosene vs. Methane: A Propellant Tradeoff for Reusable Liquid Booster Stages
- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
- Vol. 41 (5) , 762-769
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