Poisonous indeed but, talking manrated, all Apollo landers had that
hypergolic biprop aboard for RCS and for their landing/return engines.
Before, Gemini capsules used it for RCS because Mercury 90 % HP sieve
catalyst packs RCS had proven less reliable. The Titan Gemini carriers also
ran it.
Space shuttle OMS, likewise.
jd
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Sent: vrijdag 13 november 2015 21:51
To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AR] Re: Space-X escape engines
With the following statements taken from Wikipedia and backed by other
sites, I'm trying to make sense of a "MAN RATED" capsule having UDMH/NTO
motors right next to the escape hatch.
UDMH is toxic, a carcinogen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen> and
can explode in the presence of oxidizers.
It can be absorbed through skin. During the 1980s there was concern about
the levels of UDMH in various foods being a cancer risk, especially for
apple juice <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_juice> .
UDMH released into the environment can react in air to form
dimethylnitrosamine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylnitrosamine> , a
persistent carcinogen and groundwater pollutant
From Wikipedia
At 07:30 AM 11/13/2015, you wrote:
http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-superdraco-engines/40374/?utm_source=Gizmag+Sub
scribers
<http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-superdraco-engines/40374/?utm_source=Gizmag+Su
bscribers&utm_campaign=0d72424435-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6
5b67362bd-0d72424435-90232926>
&utm_campaign=0d72424435-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd
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looks like a UDMH/NTO propellant.
jd
