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Tuesday 10 March 2015

Engine running on frozen carbon dioxide may power mission to Mars

Carbon dioxide engines may power future interplanetary missions (Photo: Jonathan Sanderson...


Future missions to Mars may well be powered by carbon dioxide fueled engines, thanks to a recent prototype developed by Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities. Exploiting a phenomenon known as the Leidenfrost effect, researchers hope that their engine could be powered by the vast amount of dry-ice deposits found on the red planet, thereby reducing the need to transport fuel on interplanetary missions... Continue Reading Engine running on frozen carbon dioxide may power mission to Mars



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