Customer-Useful t1_jdys0ze wrote
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Rocket fuel from glass water? How?
--Muther-- t1_jdyscfo wrote
One of the major barriers to space exploration is the high cost to weight ratio of leaving the Earths Gravity well.
If you could base a major component of your lift capability and refueling capability outside earth's gravity our ability to explore just increased exponentially. To do that you need a source of hydrogen and oxygen, for fuel, by a qirk of nature water has both of those things.
Customer-Useful t1_jdyt256 wrote
I never really thought about the fact that propulsion isn't needed to move when you're in space.
So we need some way to conduct electrolysis on a major scale ON the moon? Solar power or something? I'm no expert but surely you can't use a set amount of fuel to make MORE fuel via electrolysis.
--Muther-- t1_jdytpq1 wrote
Probably solar, nuclear or a hydrogen fuel cell
The_Only_AL t1_jdyxp1w wrote
Electrolysis.
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