• Question: What kind of work do you do with rocket propulsion?

    Asked by Zoe Lightwood-Bane to Andrew on 20 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Andrew Margetts-Kelly

      Andrew Margetts-Kelly answered on 20 Jun 2018:

      My PhD research at university was in small Hydrogen Peroxide rocket motors. Since then I still work with Hydrogen Peroxide but I also deal with electric propulsion (like plasma thrusters) and Hydrazine rockets.
      Hydrazine is really dangerous stuff so when we fuel the spacecraft we need to wear spacesuits.
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