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Posted on: Did the moon lander have enough fuel to get off th...
at 06/26/2009 9:08pm

See the red ball in the upper portion of the lander? That is the fuel used to escape the moons gravity.

The Apollo 11 ... more(+)

See the red ball in the upper portion of the lander? That is the fuel used to escape the moons gravity.

The Apollo 11 rocket needed 260,000 pounds of fuel to get into earths orbit.
Apollo 11 used RP1 propellant which is more efficient than aerozine-50.

Aerozine 50 was used in the lander to escape the moons gravity.

The moons gravity is about 1/6 of the earth, the escape velocity needed is about 1/6 also.

So how much Aerozine-50 would have been needed to get the lander off of the moon?

I know the rocket is larger than the lander but it still seems to me that the lander has a VERY SMALL amount of fuel compared to the Apollo 11 rocket.

Also, seen as there is no oxygen in space, where is all the oxygen stored that is needed to burn the Aerozine-50??? close(-)

Commented on: Sun's Cycle Alters Earth's Climate
at 2009-08-28 15:11:56

Like a number of contentious issues, the idea of the Global Warming phenomenon brings out a lot of blinders and cherry ... more(+)

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Commented on: Sun's Cycle Alters Earth's Climate
at 2009-08-28 14:14:47

Cool link Dougmanxx - pretty interesting analysis. It will be interesting to see why the claims are a little ... more(+)

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Commented on: Sun's Cycle Alters Earth's Climate
at 2009-08-27 15:14:06

This is a pretty cool study. Definitely could explain some of the effects associated with GW. Interesting how all ... more(+)

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Commented on: Life's Building Block Found in Comet
at 2009-08-18 15:10:35

But if you have no building blocks, it is a certainty that there would be no life.

Commented on: Life's Building Block Found in Comet
at 2009-08-18 15:08:32

No - they compared terrestrial carbon with extraterrestrial carbon.