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2023-10-21 01:56:19
The Apollo missions used hypergolic liquid propellants for both takeoff and landing [Link]
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2023-10-21 02:35:32
Every lander that has landed and lifted off the Moon was powered by liquid propellants. For example: the LEM, Chang'e 5, and the recent Vikram lander, and more...) [Link] [Link] [Link]
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2023-10-21 22:58:33
On November 17, 1967, the Surveyor 6 spacecraft lifted off from the original landing site using its hypergolic landing engines and landed 8 feet to the west, rising 10 feet above the lunar surface. [Link]
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2023-10-22 18:05:40
While the Apollo Luner lander used liquid hypergolic fuel to leave the surface of the moon, I believe that what Eric meant was that traditional liquid cryogenic fuels which require an ignition source have not previously been used. [Link]
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