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Green fuel may power the future space missions: NASA – NEWS HEADS
Future space missions are likely to use less toxic propellant than hydrazine, said NASA.
New Delhi : Future space missions are likely to use less toxic propellant than hydrazine, said NASA.
The US-based space agency had launched the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) last year to test if it can replace the toxic fuel with no compromise on results and things have turned out positive.
“This is the first time in 50 years NASA tested a new, high-performing monopropellant in space,” Tim Smith, GPIM Mission Manager at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, said…
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