Japan tests rocket engine powered by cow dung at Hokkaido Spaceport
Image Credit: INTERSTELLAR TECHNOLOGIES/X
Japan recently conducted a novel experiment with a rocket engine that uses liquid methane derived from cow dung. This is the first time in the world that liquid biomethane (LBM) has been tested as a rocket fuel, which could pave the way for a greener alternative. Interstellar Technologies, a Japanese space startup, conducted a vital test of its Cosmos engine for the Zero rocket at the Hokkaido Spaceport. Interstellar Technologies shared the video of the first static fire test using Liquid Biomethane