To: July 4th
Many rocket fuels are toxic agents similar to nerve agents.
Don't touch any debris, call the authorities.
507 posted on
02/01/2003 7:08:35 AM PST by
opbuzz
To: opbuzz
"The oxidizer in the Shuttle solids is ammonium perchlorate, which forms 69.93 percent of the mixture. The fuel is a form of powdered aluminum (16 percent), with an iron oxidizer powder (0.07) as a catalyst. The binder that holds the mixture together is polybutadiene acrylic acid acrylonitrile (12.04 percent). In addition, the mixture contains an epoxy-curing agent (1.96 percent). The binder and epoxy also burn as fuel, adding thrust."
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