Green Propellant Infusion Mission High-Performance Propellant On Track For Flight Development
Ball Aerospace and Aerojet Rocketdyne have met the first milestone in demonstrating a more environmentally friendly spacecraft fuel by completing an end-to-end checkout of the 22 Newton thruster required for NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM). Ball is leading an industry and government team that will develop and fly the GPIM to demonstrate a high-performance, non-toxic fuel alternative to conventional hydrazine.
Australian officials say the world’s most sensitive radio telescope, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), came a step closer to reality Monday with its first precursor telescope officially starting observations of the Universe.
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