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There are boil-off concerns and other matters such as lofted trajectories that Air and Space Smithsonion reported in the Elon Musk article in the current edition -- about why EELVs are a bad deal, and only employ Red Staters.
Proponents of DIRECT Offer Rebuttal to NASA's Analysis - NASA Watch 2009
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The purpose of the foam was to minimize ground boil-off.
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The purpose of the foam was to minimize ground boil-off.
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Casson retreated into the galley and rigged up an elaborate still—fermented pear mash in a rice cooker with a taped lid, sending the boil-off through surgical tubing into a beaker.
The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007
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Casson retreated into the galley and rigged up an elaborate still—fermented pear mash in a rice cooker with a taped lid, sending the boil-off through surgical tubing into a beaker.
The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007
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A thinner petroleum, perhaps a boil-off of some sort, had been condensed into fuel.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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A thinner petroleum, perhaps a boil-off of some sort, had been condensed into fuel.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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But then, as faithful readers of CV know, the LHC had its rather spectacular failure triggered by a faulty magnet interconnect, and propagated by a detection/avoidance system that failed to detect the condition and was insufficient to avoid the massive boil-off of six tons of liquid helium.
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The energy giant only can replace gas lost due to boil-off when the boil-off gas reliquefaction facility, which attempts to catch gas escaping from the site's twin storage tanks, is not operational, federal documents state.
The Facts: News 2010
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The energy giant only can replace gas lost due to boil-off when the boil-off gas reliquefaction facility, which attempts to catch gas escaping from the site's twin storage tanks, is not operational, federal documents state.
The Facts: News 2010
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