Polish rocket blasts into space. A historic leap for eco-eriendly technology

A landmark achievement for the Polish space industry is credited to engineers from the Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation.

A historic achievement for the Polish space industry is credited to engineers from the Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation and Aviation Poland.

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The IRL-33 Amber 2K rocket, the first suborbital rocket to use 98% hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant, constructed by Aviation Poland and co-financed by Polsa, was successfully launched from Andøya, Norway. It soared approximately 100 km upwards, reaching the threshold of space.

The rocket is equipped with a hybrid engine using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizer and solid-fuel engines. It can reach speeds close to 1.4 km/s. This pioneering invention was created to conduct technological tests for the space industry and scientific purposes. However, its applications are much broader, ranging from atmospheric research to experiments leading to new discoveries about space.

"With this project and the technologies used in it, we want to prove to the world that elements of sustainable, eco-friendly transportation are possible in space," explained Dr. Paweł Stężycki, the director of the institute, just before the test flight. More details about this groundbreaking achievement are expected to be revealed this Friday.

🎺July 3, 2024 will go down in history of 🇵🇱's #spacetech in a special way. The ILR-33 #AMBER 2K, the 🌐1st #rocket to use 9⃣8⃣% hydrogen peroxide 🔥 as the oxidant, constructed by @AviationPoland, co-financed by #POLSA was launched successfully from Andøya🇳🇴 More info on Friday! pic.twitter.com/Z8nfN4KshF

— Polska Agencja Kosmiczna (@POLSA_GOV_PL) July 4, 2024

Source: x.com/@POLSA_GOV_PL/@AviationPoland/gov.pl

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