nasa fuel Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:08:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 NASA One Step Closer to Using Efficient Greener Spacecraft Fuel https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-one-step-closer-to-using-efficient-green-spacecraft-fuel-20130714/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-one-step-closer-to-using-efficient-green-spacecraft-fuel-20130714/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:45:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39265 NASA plans to introduce the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), a safe and clean alternative to the toxic satellite fuel hydrazine. The green propellant will be first introduced on a test flight in 2015. During a briefing with aerospace industry officials held in Colorado earlier this week, the space agency announced the successful completion of the initial […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-one-step-closer-to-using-efficient-green-spacecraft-fuel-20130714/feed/ 0 39265 NASA Seeking Green Fuels for Future Spaceships https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-green-fuel-spaceship-20120214/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-green-fuel-spaceship-20120214/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:43:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=22383 In an effort to cut costs associated with maintenance and operational hazards, but to also green up their activities, NASA is actively seeking anyone who could give them a better, alternative fuel solution for flying their spacecraft. Hydrazine is currently used to propel the ships, and it does its job very well. On the other […]

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