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Rocket Fuel Research Celebrated On Anniversary Of Moon Landing

Published on Monday, 20 July 2009 06:00 from ScienceDaily

When the lunar module took off from the surface of the moon 40 years ago Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were relying on 4 cubic tonnes of N2O4 — one of the most important rocket propellants ever developed — to return them to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo Command and Service Module.

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