Rocket Fuel Research Celebrated On Anniversary Of Moon Landing
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 08:35
in Astronomy & Space
When the lunar module took off from the surface of the moon 40 years ago Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were relying on 4 cubic tonnes of N2O4 — one of the most important rocket propellants ever developed — to return them to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo Command and Service Module.