New propulsion systems for rocket engines would use mercury as a fuel, which could run the risk of spreading toxic chemicals through Earth’s atmosphere. Source
Verdict fadedNot listed again within the publisher's next two editions, nor later (D33 ). A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6 , D33 ).
The same forecast in other editions All captured fields
rank 577
section Climate, Energy & Space
subsection Space / Space Sustainability
subject Mercury Rain
horizon Act Now
page 640
confidence high
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Hindsight, claim ftsg-tech-trends-2022-577, faded as of 2026-10-03. Envisioning. https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/ftsg-tech-trends-2022-577
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