24 JUL 2003 by C/4C Cooper
24 JUL 2003 by C/4C Cooper
BACKSTORY: Nitrogent tetraflouride and hydrazene are hypergolic fuels, meaning they automatically ignite exothermically when they come in contact. Used as both attitude adjustment fuel aboard the space shuttle and the primary propellants aboard Titan II spacelift plaforms, they have the advantage of not needing to be heated to ignite nor do they require an oxidizer.
The downside, of course, is that unlike small amounts of, say, oxygen or hydrogen, these'll kill your fool ass dead. And they won't be pretty about it, either.