Elon Musk
@Erdayastronaut @SciGuySpace We could never reach 380 Isp with RP/kerosene. CH4 has higher Isp potential on paper, but even better in practice. With CH4, you can reach >99% of max theoretical combustion efficiency, but RP is ~97% on a good day & requires desooting of turbines between flights.
Captured source text. Text source.
Original content from X / Twitter. If unavailable, open the original link below.
Source IDs: dadalyndell/elon-musk-tweets-2010-to-2025-march. Date precision: millisecond. Coverage details.