FTL-Perseu rocket after launch Bizu Space A company from São José dos Campos, in the interior of SP, developed a technology that could help Brazil, in the future, to launch satellites without depending on foreign technology. It is a liquid fuel system to propel the rocket during flight, an advance that has already undergone its first experimental flight and should undergo further testing, with no date set yet. The first flight of the FTL-Perseu, developed by Bizu Space, took place on May 29, in Virgínia (MG). According to the company, it was the first Brazilian rocket powered exclusively by liquid fuel. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsAp
Company from the interior of SP develops liquid fuel rocket that can help launch satellites
FTL-Perseu rocket after launch Bizu Space A company from São José dos Campos, in the interior of SP, developed a technology that could help Brazil, in the future, to launch satellites without depending on foreign...
What is liquid propellant? According to Mariana Marciano, chemical engineer at Bizu Space, the liquid propellant allows controlling the rocket engine during flight with much more precision than the technology used today in Brazil. "Today, Brazil develops satellites, but depends on rockets from other countries to put them into orbit. With this technology, we are taking an important step towards changing this scenario", he stated. Satellites are used in services such as internet, telecommunications, weather forecasting and environmental monitoring. Dr. Fernando de Mendonça signs the first rocket powered exclusively by liquid propellant in Brazil Bizu Space This week, the company announced that Fernando de Mendonça, founder of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), signed the rocket at the age of 101, in a tribute (see photo above). He is considered one of the main people responsible for creating the Brazilian space program. For Mariana, mastering liquid propulsion also paves the way for even greater challenges for the Brazilian space program. "Today we are talking about satellites, but it is this same technology that, in the future, could allow Brazilian rockets to take astronauts into space. It is still an objective for the coming decades, but it all starts with this first step." To g1, the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) informed that liquid fuel propulsion is an important advance for the Brazilian Space Program, as modern launchers use this type of technology as it offers greater performance and precision. Despite this, the agency highlighted that it is just one of the necessary steps for Brazil to have the autonomy to launch satellites, which also requires the development of other technologies, adequate infrastructure and long-term investments. "The development of liquid propulsion systems represents, in fact, an important and strategic advance for Brazilian autonomy in launching satellites. In addition to the gain in performance of launch vehicles, this technology reduces external dependence in a segment subject to international restrictions on technological transfer, allowing the country to design, develop and operate more complex space systems", said the agency in a note. Other initiatives In May, g1 showed that companies from Vale do Paraíba are participating in the development of the MLBR, a Brazilian rocket that aims to reach orbit. The expectation is that one of the next versions of the vehicle will use the liquid engine developed by the company. See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region
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