Scotland -based aerospace firm Orbex has developed the world's first biopropane-compatible commercial rocket engine. At that time, the company announced that it had already won £30 million ($39 million) in private and public backing for the project, making it The Prime rocket, a between 100-220 kg -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 20% compared with fossil fuels. As the world's largest 3D-printed rocket engine, the innovative design is made of a single piece, reducing weak points, and is 30% lighter, 20% more efficient than similarly-sized devices, and capable of carrying payloads around 200-1,250 to altitudes around 200-1,250 km. Additionally, Orbex 's separation system Magic leaves no orbital debris.
Scotland -based aerospace firm Orbex has developed the world's first biopropane-compatible commercial rocket engine. The Prime rocket, a between 100-220 kg -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 20% compared with fossil fuels. As the world's largest 3D-printed rocket engine, the innovative design is made of a single piece, reducing weak points, and is 30% lighter, 20% more efficient than similarly-sized devices, and capable of carrying payloads around 200-1,250 to altitudes around 200-1,250 km. Additionally, Orbex 's separation system Magic leaves no orbital debris.