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Nano rocket thruster can run on water, fit on a fingertip

technologySeptember 16, 2023

Get a daily digest of the latest news in tech, science, and technology, delivered right to your mailbox. Subscribe now.By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Policies You may unsubscribe at any time.A team of researchers from Imperial College London has developed a tiny rocket engine that runs on water, which could

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Mini space thruster that runs on water

technologySeptember 16, 2023

Credit: URA Thrusters This tiny fingernail-length space thruster chip runs on the greenest propellant of all: water. Designed to maneuver the smallest classes of satellite, the operation of this Iridium Catalyzed Electrolysis CubeSat Thruster (ICE-Cube Thruster) developed with Imperial College in the U.K. is based on electrolysis. Avoiding any need for bulky gaseous propellant storage