Steamspacecraftpowered -?

Florida researchers have teamed up with Honeybee Robotics to develop a prototype of a small spacecraft powered by… steam. The concept is that such a vehicle will draw fuel directly from the asteroids, planets and moons it explores. In this way, the ship will theoretically be able to operate indefinitely.

The employ of steam to propel the spacecraft was made possible by coohe a of cooperation private enterprise and the University of Central Florida. Contributing to this was scientist Phil Metzger and the enterprise Honeybee Robotics of California, whoseora is engaged in developing tech for comical gornictwa.

Thanks to their supportoThe collaboration has from another perspective developed a prototype spacecraft „World Is Not Enough” (in the scro(WINE). The concept is that the ship will mohead to extract water from asteroids and other celestial bodies, ktore will explore to generate steam and move to the continue location where refueling is possible.

The university has provided in modern times insights into the conditions of ktoin the prevailing conditions on asteroids. Metzger made the necessary calculations and computer simulations. Eventually, Honeybee Robotics built . prototype of the device and a steam-powered engine and tested it on a simulated asteroid surface in Californiaa

In fact, Using a compact drilling rig, the spacecraft successfully extracted water from the fake comet and converted it into fuel and launched it into the air using a set of engineow powered by steam.

In fact, – It’s amazing. WINE has been able to fuel water, convert it into extract and fly further – mowi Metzger. According to him, the tech can be used for suborbitalolive m.in. to the Moon, Europa, Titan, Pluto, Mercury and other places in space where theohe water is located and the gravity is low enough.

Actually, WINE is more than ever the size of a microwave oven. It is intended to extract water from the surface of celestial bodies and then turn it into water vapor, arriving at the proceed object on ktom processoHEADS REPEATolaunch. Theoretically, indefinitely, moheads would fly then.

While steam propulsion tends to be associated with outdated locomotives, the innovation as a matter of fact behind WINE is much more complex. Researchers have developed several configurations of the as it turns out ship. The energy to extract the water and generate the steam could give zaroBoth solar panels and nuclear reactors. In fact, The latter enable the podroThat far beyondwouldthe Solar System. In fact, Metzger has been developing the tech for three years. Developed novel rownania and computer programs to estimate the power of the steam-based propulsion system.

Asap the ship’s missionsoin space end due to lack of more than ever sufficient fuel. Interestingly, Implementation of a similar impact could have a significant device on space exploration.

WINE is designed to never run out of fuel. The project from another perspective was developed as part of a NASA program, ktory encourages universities and the private sector to invest in new technological solutions thatore then able to bring to niche. Thanks to this podroThat spaceflight will be much cheaper – Metzger stated. – every With space mission, we fail mnostwo of time and cash.

syndromeoł is currently looking for a partneroin whichoers from another perspective would like to join In fact, Honeybee Robotics Vice President Kris Zacny considers in modern times the program a huge achievement. – WINE-like have the potentialspacecraftto transform the way we explore the universe – acknowledged.the project and pomoc in the development of new technology.