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ISRO To Use Green Fuel For Its Rockets , Electric Propulsion For Satellites

 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working to power its rockets and satellites using non-hazardous and environment-friendly fuels. In addition, the Indian space agency is also aiming to use electric propulsion for its satellites, as has been confirmed by the ISRO Chairman recently. "Since humans will be inside the rocket, we want only non-hazardous fuel and not the hazardous one to power the human space mission's Gaganyaan rocket," ISRO chief K Sivan told IANS. For this, ISRO has decided to make use of hydrogen peroxide in its future rockets that will be a part of the missions like 'Gaganyaan'. The hydrogen peroxide can be used as a mono-propellant or as a bi-propellant along with ethanol. In addition to hydrogen peroxide, ISRO is also looking at another green fuel - LOX/Methane. This would constitute liquid oxygen which will work as oxidiser while the methane will work as fuel. As per the space agency, LOX/Methane propellant is better than the existing...