{"id":94472,"date":"2019-07-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-448184"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:19:11","slug":"green-propellant-infusion-mission-fires-thrusters-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-propellant-infusion-mission-fires-thrusters-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Propellant Infusion Mission Fires Thrusters for the First Time"},"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-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/gpimthruster2.gif\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/gpimthruster2.gif?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A rendering of the Green Propellant Infusion mission in space.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Within a week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-technology-missions-launch-on-spacex-falcon-heavy\" rel=\"noopener\">launching to space<\/a> on a Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA\u2019s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) successfully fired its five thrusters. The thrusters performed a brief orbit lowering firing as part of the spacecraft\u2019s \u201ccheckout\u201d phase, where operators verify systems are working as expected after launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had a textbook checkout,\u201d said Christopher McLean, GPIM principal investigator at Ball Aerospace. \u201cTest operations were flawless and the propulsion subsystem is interacting with the small spacecraft as designed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming months, the technology mission will demonstrate the performance of a low-toxic alternative to hydrazine \u2013 a propellent commonly used by spacecraft today. GPIM will test the \u201cgreen\u201d fuel and propulsion system by performing three lowering burns that place the spacecraft in a different orbit. Once proven in orbit, GPIM technology could lower the cost of fueling spacecraft before launch and provide efficient propulsion solutions for small and large satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GPIM is funded by the Technology Demonstration Missions program within NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballaerospace.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ball Aerospace <\/a>in Boulder, Colorado, operates the mission. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocket.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Aerojet Rocketdyne<\/a> in Redmond, Washington, designed the thrusters and the propulsion system was co-designed by Ball Aerospace and Aerojet Rocketdyne. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory developed the propellant known as AF-M315E.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within a week of launching to space on a Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA\u2019s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) successfully fired its five thrusters. The thrusters performed a brief orbit lowering firing as part of the spacecraft\u2019s \u201ccheckout\u201d phase, where operators verify systems are working as expected after launch. \u201cWe had a textbook checkout,\u201d said Christopher [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":358632,"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":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Green Propellant Infusion Mission Fires Thrusters for the First Time","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-propellant-infusion-mission-fires-thrusters-for-the-first-time\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-propellant-infusion-mission-fires-thrusters-for-the-first-time\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/gpimthruster2.gif?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/gpimthruster2.gif"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Loura Hall"}],"creator":["Loura Hall"],"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":"2019-07-05T21:00:00Z","datePublished":"2019-07-05T21:00:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:19:11Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Green Propellant Infusion Mission Fires Thrusters for the First Time\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/green-propellant-infusion-mission-fires-thrusters-for-the-first-time\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/gpimthruster2.gif?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2019-07-05T21:00:00Z\" \/>\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=\"Loura Hall\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"time_ago":"5 years","featured_image":{"id":358632,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/gpimthruster2.gif","title":"gpimthruster2","alt":"A rendering of the Green Propellant Infusion mission in space.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94472"}],"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\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94472"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358634,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94472\/revisions\/358634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94472"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=94472"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=94472"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=94472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}