Origami Solves Challenge of Storing and Moving Rocket Fuel
TBMG-39793
09/01/2021
- Content
Researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel: how to store and move fuel to rocket engines. They developed an origami-inspired, folded plastic fuel bladder that doesn’t crack at super-cold temperatures and could someday be used to store and pump fuel.
- Citation
- "Origami Solves Challenge of Storing and Moving Rocket Fuel," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2021.