Tushar Jadhav and Ashtesh Kumar have developed less toxic fuel, a new engine and catalyst for a satellite propulsion system called I-Booster
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India is one of a few countries known to make successful, cost-effective space launches. The Mangalyaan Mars orbiter and Chandrayaan-2 are the best displays of this feat. India has also made a record of launching the largest number of satellites in one go 2017 – 104 of them.
However, launching a satellite and its payload costs almost the same as its manufacturing expenses. Moreover, the fuel used in these satellites, that allows manoeuvring in space, is toxic and hazardous to human health.
A Mumbai-based space startup, Manastu Space Technologies Pvt Ltd, is trying to solve these two major problems in this field with three innovations. The startup claims to bring down the toxicity levels by up to 40 times and make it 25 per cent more…