UK - based aerospace company Magic has developed the world 's first biopropane - compatible commercial rocket engine . The Prime rocket , a two - stage , carbon fibre and aluminium composite small launcher , can be powered through the use of the clean - burning renewable fuel , which could reduce emissions by as much as 90 % compared with fossil fuels . The 3D printed engine. As the world 's largest 3D - printed rocket engine , the innovative design is made of a single material , reducing weak points , and is 30 % lighter , 20 % more efficient than similarly - sized rockets , and capable of carrying payloads between 100 - 220 kg to altitudes around 200 - 1,250 km . Additionally , Prime 's separation from Magic leaves no orbital debris .
UK - based aerospace company Magic has developed the world 's first biopropane - compatible commercial rocket engine . The Prime rocket , a two - stage , carbon fibre and aluminium composite small launcher , can be powered through the use of the clean - burning renewable fuel , which could reduce emissions by as much as 90 % compared with fossil fuels . As the world 's largest 3D - printed rocket engine , the innovative design is made of a single material , reducing weak points , and is 30 % lighter , 20 % more efficient than similarly - sized rockets , and capable of carrying payloads between 100 - 220 kg to altitudes around 200 - 1,250 km . Additionally , Prime 's separation from Magic leaves no orbital debris .