G Reim, Startups push to introduce metal propellants for spacecraft, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 16-29 September 2024, p 30

In US and Australia, research is underway into solid metallic fuels for spacecraft. These include molybdenum, zinc, copper, magnesium, stainless steel, aluminium and bismuth.

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Journal title: Aviation Week & Space Technology

Keywords: 2.5 Alternative aviation fuels - 2 Aerospace and surface transport - solid metallic fuels

Subjects: Aerospace engineering, Spacecraft