ATK has awarded Emcore Corp. a contract to design and build solar panels for a NASA satellite that is meant to complete the Green Propellant Infusion Mission starting in 2015. The mission aims to demonstrate AF-M315E as a green alternative to hydrazine, a highly toxic fuel used for spacecrafts, according to an Emcore statement. AF-M315E is […] More

NASA has chosen Ball Aerospace Technology Corporation to develop “green” propellant technology for replacing hydrazine, a highly toxic fuel used for rockets, satellites, and spacecrafts. It was announced August 15 that NASA awarded the Colorado-based firm with the $45 million Space Technology Program funded mission to develop green propellant that can be used in about […] More