{"id":358639,"date":"2019-06-23T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=358639"},"modified":"2023-06-18T09:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T13:36:36","slug":"green-alternative-fuel-set-for-first-in-space-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-alternative-fuel-set-for-first-in-space-test\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Green’ Alternative Fuel Set for First In-Space Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?w=1498\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png 1498w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=600,401 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=900,601 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gpim.png?resize=1200,802 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Satellites love hydrazine \u2013 a type of space propellant \u2013 but it\u2019s toxic to people and extremely difficult to handle. A non-toxic alternative will be put to the test with NASA\u2019s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.\n\nGPIM is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission. The satellite is shown here attached to the inside of the rocket. GPIM is one of two dozen satellites aboard the STP-2 launch, which is managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">SpaceX<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Satellites love hydrazine \u2013 a type of space propellant \u2013 but it\u2019s toxic to people and extremely difficult to handle. A non-toxic alternative will be put to the test with NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/tdm\/green\/index.html\">Green Propellant Infusion Mission<\/a> (GPIM). GPIM takes advantage of a Ball Aerospace small satellite and Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion system to demonstrate a less toxic alternative to hydrazine. The \u201cgreen\u201d spacecraft fuel was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GPIM is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the U.S. Department of Defense <a href=\"http:\/\/spacex.com\/stp-2\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Test Program-2<\/a> (STP-2) mission. The satellite is shown here attached to the inside of the rocket. GPIM is one of two dozen satellites aboard the STP-2 launch, which is managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The launch window opens at 11:30 p.m. EDT Monday, June 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the other NASA payloads aboard this launch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacex\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacex<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satellites love hydrazine \u2013 a type of space propellant \u2013 but it\u2019s toxic to people and extremely difficult to handle. A non-toxic alternative will be put to the test with NASA\u2019s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM). GPIM takes advantage of a Ball Aerospace small satellite and Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion system to demonstrate a less toxic alternative to [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":62682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3206,2788,3335],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[8379],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"‘Green’ Alternative Fuel Set for First In-Space Test","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-alternative-fuel-set-for-first-in-space-test\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-alternative-fuel-set-for-first-in-space-test\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gpim_inside_falcon_heavy_rocket.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gpim_inside_falcon_heavy_rocket.png"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Beth Ridgeway"}],"creator":["Beth Ridgeway"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Directorates","Space Technology Mission Directorate","Technology Demonstration Missions Program","Green Propellant Infusion","Technology Demonstration"],"dateCreated":"2019-06-23T13:32:00Z","datePublished":"2019-06-23T13:32:00Z","dateModified":"2023-06-18T13:36:36Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"‘Green’ Alternative Fuel Set for First In-Space Test\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-alternative-fuel-set-for-first-in-space-test\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gpim_inside_falcon_heavy_rocket.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2019-06-23T13:32:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Directorates,Space Technology Mission Directorate,Technology Demonstration Missions Program,Green Propellant Infusion,Technology Demonstration\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Beth Ridgeway\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"time_ago":"5 years","featured_image":{"id":62682,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gpim_inside_falcon_heavy_rocket.png","title":"gpim_inside_falcon_heavy_rocket","alt":"NASA\u2019s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) inside the Falcon Heavy rocket.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389943,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358639\/revisions\/389943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358639"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=358639"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=358639"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=358639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}