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A New Fuel for Satellites Is So Safe It Won’t Blow Up Humans

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

Later this month, a small satellite will hitch a ride on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the world’s first demonstration of “green” satellite propellant in space. The satellite is fueled by AFM-315, which the Air Force first developed more than 20 years ago as an alternative to the typical satellite juice of choice, hydrazine.

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