Talk:India successfully tests cryogenic rocket engine

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Cryogenic rocket?[edit]

What is it? and what does it do? -Edbrown05 09:14, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

rocketship. with built-in freezer.  — Doldrums(talk) 11:11, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's an engine which uses a combination of liquified H2 and O2 (oxidising agent) as fuel, which is why the temprature has to be maintained below -252 C, to keep the hydrogen from boiling. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 11:46, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The source states that it is the "first test of the cryogenic stage of a rocket engine" - the title and article text is a bit misleading. --Skenmy(tcwi) 09:29, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
See Cryogenic fuel and Cryogenics to get more about it. Shyam (T/C) 17:15, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]