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minus-squarebacon_pdp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoWell, what actual percentage of the cost of the rocket is the motor and what actual percentage is the fuel?
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoIt depends on the rocket, but the propellant is almost always negligible compared to the cost of the rocket itself: Falcon 9: ~0.7% Space Shuttle: ~1% Ariane 5: ~2.5%
Well, what actual percentage of the cost of the rocket is the motor and what actual percentage is the fuel?
It depends on the rocket, but the propellant is almost always negligible compared to the cost of the rocket itself: