The majority of rockets today are liquid-powered, using both a fuel and an oxidizer. The BioRocket Team at the University of Calgary is looking at substituting the fuel with diesel, ethanol or sustainable aviation fuel.
The BioRocket Team at the University of Calgary is made up of engineering students in their last year of studies.SpaceX fuels its rockets with methane or refined kerosene and the oxidizer is liquid oxygen.
"Now, though, we're looking at reusable rockets. So now, that cost balance is flipping and the cost is the propellants, so it's becoming more and more important to use fuels that are sustainable, affordable in the long run." All the team members have years of experience working on the university's Student Organization for Aerospace Research team , which recently won an international competition in its division at the Intercollegiate Rocket Competition in New Mexico."I feel like SOAR has been boot camp for this project," Sorensen said.
This Smart Security Camera System Will Help You Keep An Eye On Your Home Edmonton police are asking the public for CCTV footage as they investigate two fires that appear to have been deliberately set as part of an extortion scheme.Calvin Pickard last received the call to man Edmonton's goal for a full 60 minutes on Saturday in a 5-2 home loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe announced Thursday that if re-elected his party's 'first order of business' would be to introduce a policy that would ban 'biological males' from changing with 'biological females' in school changerooms.STARS Air Ambulance and Craik RCMP were called to a serious collision on Highway 2 west of Chamberlain, Sask. on Thursday afternoon.
Some doctors in Ottawa say the pile of paperwork they're doing every day has been steadily growing as more public service workers seek doctor's notes in order to receive accommodations to work from home.The Ottawa Police Service is asking the public for help in identifying three suspects involved in an alleged theft and multiple fraud incidents that happened last month in the city's west end.
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