Episode 33: A very Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants - Rocket Fuel Episode 2 - a podcast by Anna and Henna

How much do you know about the different types of Rocket Fuel? Welcome to the second episode of our "Rocket Fuel" series where we cover a classic, Liquid Rocket Propellants!

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Henna's Sources:

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Anna's Sources:

Clark, John Drury, and Isaac Asimov. “Ignition!: an Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants.” Amazon, Rutgers University Press, 2017, www.amazon.com/Ignition-Informal-Propellants-University-Classics/dp/0813595835

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