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Solidifying liquid propellant has been considered for space exploration
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Solidifying or gelling liquid propellants (often termed gel or metallized propellants) has been widely researched and considered for space exploration and launch vehicles to enhance performance and safety.

Evidence for · 6
In-orbit demonstration of an iodine electric propulsion system
2021 · cited by 175
Iodine electric propulsion systems use diatomic iodine stored as a solid and sublimated at low temperatures for space missions.
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The retrieved papers discuss various aspects of solidifying or gelling liquid propellants, including gelled RP-1 fuels with metal particles for rockets (Papers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and storing propellants like iodine as a solid before sublimation in electric propulsion (Paper 2). Multiple studies provide theoretical and experimental evidence that solidifying/gelling propellants has been actively considered and tested for space applications, yielding clear support without any papers refuting the premise.

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Launch vehicle performance using metallized propellants
1994 · cited by 36
Metallized and gelled propellants are considered as replacements for traditional liquid and solid propellants in launch vehicles to improve performance.
Rheological Matching of Gel Propellants
2010 · cited by 35
Gel propellants, which solidify or thicken liquid propellants, are noted as attractive for future space applications.
Metallized gelled propellants - Oxygen/RP-1/aluminum rocket combustion experiments
1995 · cited by 32
Combustion experiments were conducted using gelled RP-1 propellants with aluminum for rocket propulsion.
Theoretical effects of aluminum gel propellant secondary atomization on rocket engine performance
1996 · cited by 26
Theoretical models have been developed for gel-fueled rocket combustion chambers to evaluate engine performance.
Spray combustion of gelled RP-1 propellants containing nano-sized aluminum particles in rocket engine conditions
2001 · cited by 25
Spray combustion tests of gelled RP-1 propellants containing aluminum particles were performed under rocket engine conditions.
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first checked31 Jul 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8931 Jul 2026
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