Methane / LOX

Overview

Liquid methane burned with liquid oxygen. A modern choice balancing performance, density, and reusability (clean-burning, in-situ producible on Mars); used by Raptor, BE-4, and Vulcain-class successors.

Knowledge connections

• Propellant ofRaptor
• Propellant ofBE-4
• Associated withPropellant Production

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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