New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 16:49
in Astronomy & Space
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies.