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The performance index for an optimal spacecraft trajectory is typically minimum propellant consumption, not because of the monetary cost of the propellant, but because for each kilogram of propellant saved an additional kilogram of payload is delivered to the final destination. The term “minimum fuel” is often used in place of “minimum propellant”, even for chemical rockets in which the propellant is composed of both fuel and oxidizer. As is often the case, the term “fuel” is used rather than “propellant” because it’s shorter – having one syllable instead of three. In some applications other performance indices are used, such as minimum time, maximum range, etc....
Title: Introduction
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The performance index for an optimal spacecraft trajectory is typically minimum propellant consumption, not because of the monetary cost of the propellant, but because for each kilogram of propellant saved an additional kilogram of payload is delivered to the final destination.
The term “minimum fuel” is often used in place of “minimum propellant”, even for chemical rockets in which the propellant is composed of both fuel and oxidizer.
As is often the case, the term “fuel” is used rather than “propellant” because it’s shorter – having one syllable instead of three.
In some applications other performance indices are used, such as minimum time, maximum range, etc.

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