{"id":621725,"date":"2026-09-11T19:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/621725\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:36:10","slug":"muon-space-fires-zinc-propellant-hall-effect-thruster-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/621725\/","title":{"rendered":"Muon Space Fires Zinc Propellant Hall-Effect Thruster In Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Muon Space Fires Zinc Propellant Hall-Effect Thruster In Space | Aviation Week<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/themes\/custom\/particle\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"#main-content\" class=\"visually-hidden focusable\"><br \/>\n      Skip to main content<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__byline\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/Garrett-Reim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garrett Reim<\/a><br \/>\n                    September 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/muon.jpg\" alt=\"Company sees zinc as a better alternative to conventional hall-effect propellants Credit: Muon Space\" class=\"b-lazy  img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Company sees zinc as a better alternative to conventional hall-effect propellants.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Muon Space<\/p>\n<p>  Muon Space says it has successfully fired its zinc propellant hall-effect thruster in orbit. In-orbit data from the July firing of the Starlight electric propulsion system was consistent with ground test data, the company said on Sept. 10. Zinc is an alternative propellant for hall-effect thrusters&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Reim-Garrett_sized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"b-lazy  img author__image \"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/Garrett-Reim\" class=\"author--teaser__name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garrett Reim<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author--teaser__bio\">Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>            Subscription Required<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:25px;\">Muon Space Fires Zinc Propellant Hall-Effect Thruster In Space is published in Aerospace Daily &amp; Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:25px;\">Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aerospace Daily &amp; Defense Report through your company? <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/user\/login\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Login<\/a>\u00a0with your existing email and password.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:25px;\">Not a member?\u00a0 Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what&#8217;s happening in the aerospace and defense community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Muon Space Fires Zinc Propellant Hall-Effect Thruster In Space | Aviation Week https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/themes\/custom\/particle\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Garrett&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":["post-621725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}