GO WITH LIQUID METHANE
Northrop Grumman's twin-booster architecture for its Space Launch Initiative proposal (AW&ST Sept. 16, p. 32) creates many possibilities. However, the booster fuel should be liquid methane (LCH4) rather than kerosene. Boosters fueled by LCH4 would be similar in size to kerosene-powered ones, but...
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