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NASA’s Going Green

February 10, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter NASA announced yesterday that it’s looking for new technology proposals using environmentally friendly fuels to launch payload. The space agency is hoping to move away from hydrazine, the fuel that currently launches anything that travels beyond the atmosphere from commercial satellites [...]

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Rocket Propellant

July 21, 2009

Rocket propellant is mass ejected as exhaust to create thrust for a rocket. There are several types of rocket propellant currently in use. Along with the most commonly used propellants, scientists are continuing to look for and develop new and more efficient kinds. First there are the propellants for solid rockets. Most of us are [...]

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Rocket Fuel

July 21, 2009

What powers a rocket? The immediate answer that comes to mind is of course: rocket fuel. The kind of rocket fuel came with the invention of the rocket by the Chinese in the 13th century. They had previously previously discovered an explosive compound called gunpowder. As they continued to find both military and commercial uses [...]

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