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Gox/GCH4

Propellant

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Gox/GCH4 propellant. Gaseous oxygen has been proposed for use together with gaseous methane in future deep space manned spacecraft powered by liquid methane.

Oxidizer Freezing Point: -219 deg C. Oxidizer Boiling Point: -183 deg C.

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  • Orion CM American manned spacecraft module. Orion re-entry vehicle (crew module). A 25% scale-up of the Apollo capsule of the 1960's.
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Orion CM