Chemicals for a biorocket

A civilization is very good at bio-engineering, and I was wondering if there was any kind of chemical an organism could produce which would produce viable rocket fuel. It has to do a of couple of things:

1. Work at least half as well as modern rocket fuel. Too much less, and I worry the rocket will not be able to get off the ground. As well as, is there any way to theoretically improve the efficiency?
2. The organism needs to go with the rocket. It's neat if you could create fuel, but if you can't bring it with you, your missions are going to be much shorter.
3. I would prefer that the organism would be able to convert plant matter into rocket fuel, but this is not necessary. The rocket will most likely have a hydroponic farm to feed the crew, and it would be great if the fuel-creators could eat that too. A close second would be some sort of animal matter.
4. The fuel is somewhat easy to replace while in flight. Once you get the fuel-producer up in space, it would be a bummer if you can't use that fuel.

posted about 7 years ago

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