Making methane on Mars

Space Daily

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Irvine CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2021

Among the many challenges with a Mars voyage, one of the most pressing is: How can you get enough fuel for the spacecraft to fly back to Earth? Houlin Xin, an assistant professor in physics and astronomy, may have found a solution. He and his team have discovered a more efficient way of creating methane-based rocket fuel theoretically on the surface of Mars, which can make the return

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