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Rocket Developers Embrace Cost-Effective Methane Fuel Shift

4/28/2025

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Rocket developers are making a bold shift towards methane as their fuel of choice, leaving behind traditional RP-1 (kerosene). Methane not only matches RP-1's performance but also boasts easier combustion and cost-effectiveness. Its gaseous state at high temperatures streamlines engine design, paving the way for the innovative metholox rockets of the future.

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Rocket developers are making a bold shift towards methane as their fuel of choice, leaving behind traditional RP-1 (kerosene). Methane not only matches RP-1's performance but also boasts easier combustion and cost-effectiveness. Its gaseous state at high temperatures streamlines engine design, paving the way for the innovative metholox rockets of the future.