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A Japanese space startup has successfully tested its new rocket that uses cow dung as a fuel source, marking it a step toward its goal of creating affordable rockets that also help mitigate climate change. How it works: Developed by Interstellar Technologies Inc. and tested at Hokkaido Spaceport’s Launch Complex-0 in Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan, the small satellite launch vehicle called Zero was powered by liquid biomethane (LBM) fuel produced from livestock manures, with liquid oxygen servin...

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Interstellar Technologies Inc. recently tested a rocket powered by liquid biomethane produced from cow dung and liquid oxygen as oxidizer

Japan’s space sector has been plagued by hiccups with two failed missions in recent years and mishaps with rocket launches twice this year alone. Putting its…

The design could lower the manufacturing costs of a rocket engine.

A Japanese space startup has taken a big step toward developing its first orbital rocket — which will be powered by gas from cow dung.

The design could lower the manufacturing costs of a rocket engine.

Liquid “biomethane” required for prototype engine made entirely from gas derived from cow manure from two local dairy farms.

The experiment saw the engine blast out a blue-and-orange flame 10-15 metres horizontally.

TAIKI, Japan: Japan's space industry opened a new chapter on Thursday (Dec 7) with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: Cow dung.