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From: clj@ksr.com (Chris Jones)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: For All Mankind [was Re: center engine out]
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Date: 25 Sep 90 11:34:37 GMT
References: <7294@eos.UUCP> <3498@syma.sussex.ac.uk> <15953@wpi.WPI.EDU>
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In-reply-to: megazone@wpi.WPI.EDU (MEGAZONE 23)

In article <15953@wpi.WPI.EDU>, megazone@wpi (MEGAZONE 23) writes:
>In article <3498@syma.sussex.ac.uk> nickw@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Nick Watkins) writes:
>>[someone's book falsely claims that] Saturn V first stage uses liquid hydrogen
>
>I was under the impression that it DID burn LH2 and LOX.
>
No, the second and third stages did (they used the same engine design, while
the first stage was different).  The first stage burned RP-1 (Rocket Propellant
1, which is kerosene with an attitude) and LOX.
>
>>Book also acknowledges Larry Hagman ("JR"). I wonder how he helped ?
>
>He played an astronaut in 'I Dream of Genie'
He must have made available the scientific advisors for that show.
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Chris Jones    clj@ksr.com    {world,uunet,harvard}!ksr!clj