New iodine-based plasma thruster tested in orbit Iodine doesn't need a high-pressure propellant tank, as it can be stored as a solid.

"Iodine ion engine." Say that 10 times really fast.

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A spacecraft thruster that relies on iodine has been successfully tested in an orbiting satellite (Nature 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04015-y).The propulsion system is a form of ion drive, which ...

The iodine molecules are then given an electric charge and accelerated by a grid, producing up to 1.1 mN of thrust and a specific impulse of up to 2,400 seconds.

Iodine ion thrusters successfully used to move a satellite in orbit. Researchers have published a new study detailing their successful two year trial of iodine as a fuel for spacecraft once in orbit.

NATICK, MA, JULY 31, 2017 – Space propulsion firm Busek Co. Inc. confirms its ‘BIT-3’ ion thruster system completed two separate Critical Design Reviews (CDR) for upcoming CubeSat ...

Australian researchers claim breakthrough on aqueous zinc-iodine batteries, an up-and-coming chemistry that promises to be safer, more sustainable and cheaper than li-ion.