The Space Report Q2 White Paper: Sustainable Fuels

NASA's Psyche spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center in October 2023 on a mission to the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche. Credit: NASA

The Zhuque-2 carrier rocket, the first rocket sent into orbit using methane-liquid oxygen propellant, launched from China in 2023. Credit: LandSpace

In this report:

Increased launches lead to greater focus on space sustainability

The rate of orbital launches has never been higher. Neither has the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the past million years. While these numbers are not exactly correlated, the increase in both has coincided with a number of new sustainability-oriented space companies. These startups focus on new environmentally friendly fuels and cleaner ways of developing existing fuels. However, many hurdles still exist on the greener path to the stars.

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