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‘Green’ Spaceship Propellant Set to Crater Fuel Costs and Replace Ultra-Toxic Hydrazine with Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide fuel comes in at a cheap $10.36 per kilogram, while hydrazine explodes the budget at around $75.8/kg.
“What we have found is that it is exactly the same as the ground data,” Francho Garcia, chief executive and co-founder of Arkadia Space, said in a recent interview of the thruster’s in-space performance. A 2008 study by Purdue School of Aeronautics and Astronautics found that hydrogen peroxide fuel comes in at around $10.36 per kilogram, while hydrazine topped the cost chart at around $75.8/kg. Garcia also said that the company, which currently designs thrust systems for satellites and spacecraft, have been contacted about the possibility of scaling the technology up for use in launch and re-entry vehicles.
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