A British startup is working on satellites that can use solid metals as fuel.
The number of satellites around the Earth is increasing. In addition to these, a large number of inactive satellites are also in orbit around the Earth, some of which burn up in the atmosphere while others are still roaming in space and are at risk of falling to Earth.
Keeping in mind the increasing risks of this space debris falling to Earth, British company MagDrive has claimed that it is going to launch a new spacecraft propulsion system that will run on solid metal in the second half of this year.
MagDrive co-founder Mark Stokes said that the company wanted to create some technology that would advance the cause of humanity in the space industry.
He said that the use of solid metal propulsion systems would lead to a 10-fold reduction in space debris with satellites running 10 times better.
MagDrive is working on three versions of space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, it’s possible that one day these spacecraft could be fueled by collecting debris directly from space.
