Re: SPACE: Roton in New Scientist

From: Greta C. Bickford (arwen@schatzie.com)
Date: Sun Aug 09 1998 - 23:15:52 MDT


At 11:37 PM -0000 8/9/98, Michelle Jones wrote:
>Mike Linksvayer wrote:
>
>>Supposedly the Roton will cut launch weight by spinning the engine,
>>pumping the fuel into the engine chambers and avoiding heavy pumps...
>
>yes i saw that but i was not sure if they were serious... {8^D

They're completely serious, and it ought to work. (I know Gary Hudson; he
builds stuff that works, as long as the gov't doesn't insist on messing
with his design.)

--
Greta


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