Propellant

Methane / LOX

Also known as Methalox, LNG/LOX

Rockets

Overview

Liquid methane burned with liquid oxygen. A modern choice balancing performance, density, and reusability (clean-burning, in-situ producible on Mars); used by Raptor, BE-4, and Vulcain-class successors.

Knowledge connections

Propellant ofRaptor
Propellant ofBE-4
Associated withPropellant Production

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