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Trivia #30: "Laughing Gas" Fuel Powers Private Rocket

By Algae S. Densing

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Algae S. Densing

First Published: 2013/07/31

SpaceShipOne,

set to be the first private-crewed rocket to reach space, uses a fuel composed of rubber and nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas.

burns a materials called hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene, or HTPB, a common ingredient in tire rubber, along with nitrous oxide.

set to be the first private-crewed rocket to reach space, uses a fuel composed of rubber and nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas.

burns a materials called hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene, or HTPB, a common ingredient in tire rubber, along with nitrous oxide.

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Almeida, Caiky Xavier. ""One Year in Mission" Project, South American Division." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. November 27, 2021. Accessed March 05, 2024. https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EIFW.

Almeida, Caiky Xavier. ""One Year in Mission" Project, South American Division." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. November 27, 2021. Date of access March 05, 2024, https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EIFW.

Almeida, Caiky Xavier (2021, November 27). "One Year in Mission" Project, South American Division. Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved March 05, 2024, https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EIFW.