Why People Used To Drink Rocket Fuel

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Ethanol has a long history of use in rocket fuels, and an even longer history of being consumed by humans for 'fun'. Why did so many early rockets use this when more energetic fuels were available, and, just how many bottles of Everclear does it take to fuel a V-2 rocket.



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science
rocket fuel
proton
v2
ethanol