Why SpaceX is Using a New Fuel

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References
[1] Rocket Propulsion Elements, 8th edition [Sutton, 2010]: https://archive.org/download/Rocket_Propulsion_Elements_8th_Edition_by_Oscar_Biblarz_George_P._Sutton/Rocket_Propulsion_Elements_8th_Edition_by_Oscar_Biblarz_George_P._Sutton.pdf
[2] https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/engineering/components/lng/index.html
[2a] http://space-scitechjournal.org.ua/en/archive/2018/2/02
[3] https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/leag2005/pdf/2067.pdf
[3a] https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4684-3108-7_42
[3b] https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.2672
[4] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268216776_Mars_In_Situ_Resource_Utilization_Technology_Evaluation
[5] https://www.journal.csj.jp/doi/10.1246/cl.190930
[6] https://www.nature.com/articles/nature23016
[7] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25640-1
[8] https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/12/578

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