While prototypes of water-powered rocket thrusters and engines have been developed before, and a few have succeeded in launching CubeSats, water has not yet been used as a propellant on a large scale.

Can water really power a rocket? Scientists are exploring ways to use water as fuel, from splitting it into hydrogen and oxygen to steam propulsion. It might just be the key to the future of space ...

Project, the University of Bologna will be developing a new electric thruster for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma through electrolysis. While prototypes of water-powered ...