China's New Catalyst Could Help Astronauts Make Fuel From Mars Air

China's new catalyst could help astronauts make fuel from Mars air

China-based scientists have developed a catalytic process that converts thin Martian atmosphere into versatile methanol. ...

China finds way to convert air from Mars into fuel

A new catalyst created by Chinese researchers can turn carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into methanol, potentially reducing dependence on Earth-based supplies and enabling more self-sufficient human missions...

Chinese scientists create powerful catalyst to turn air on Mars into rocket fuel

Chinese space scientists are working out how future astronauts on Mars could make their own fuel out of thin air, a sign that Beijing is serious about one day sending people to the red planet. A team at the state-funded Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei has developed a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide – which makes up more than 95 per cent of the Martian atmosphere – into a liquid fuel called methanol. “Methanol can serve as fuel to g…

Chinese Scientists Find A New Way To Turn Martian Air Into Fuel

Chinese scientists at the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei developed a new catalyst, combining copper and sodium on a sponge-like crystal.