Water propulsion

Startup Boosts Small Spacecraft’s Orbit By 1.86 Miles Using Water Propulsion

Momentus Space, a California-based startup recently released a press statement stating that the company has succeeded in raising the orbit of its Vigoride-5 spacecraft up to 1.86 miles by using a combination of microwaves, solar power, and water propulsion. The space firm-built Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) which was integrated into the spacecraft for performing such […]

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