Extract oxygen from Moon’s surface, use it as rocket fuel
Aug 30, 2022 23:30:45 GMT
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Post by dividavi on Aug 30, 2022 23:30:45 GMT
Extract oxygen from Moon’s surface, use it as rocket fuel
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Joint project of Israel’s Helios and Florida’s Eta Space aims to enable in-orbit refueling for long-term space missions and even colonization.
By Abigail Klein Leichman AUGUST 29, 2022, 11:14 AM
Artists’ rendering of an oxygen production, liquification and storage facility on the Moon. Image courtesy of Helios.
Israeli space-tech company Helios is partnering with Florida-based Eta Space to create and store liquid oxygen on the Moon and on Mars that would enable rockets to refuel in orbit.
The proposal was one of five selected to receive R&D funding associated with the Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program, founded in 2013 to support research, development, and commercialization of aerospace and technology projects that benefit both Israel and Florida.
As one of the winning teams, Eta Space and Helios will leverage each other’s expertise in cryogenic (Eta Space) and chemical (Helios) engineering to develop an integrated lunar oxygen production and liquefaction plant, a critical step toward realizing the dream of long-term space missions and even future colonization.
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Joint project of Israel’s Helios and Florida’s Eta Space aims to enable in-orbit refueling for long-term space missions and even colonization.
By Abigail Klein Leichman AUGUST 29, 2022, 11:14 AM
Artists’ rendering of an oxygen production, liquification and storage facility on the Moon. Image courtesy of Helios.
Israeli space-tech company Helios is partnering with Florida-based Eta Space to create and store liquid oxygen on the Moon and on Mars that would enable rockets to refuel in orbit.
The proposal was one of five selected to receive R&D funding associated with the Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program, founded in 2013 to support research, development, and commercialization of aerospace and technology projects that benefit both Israel and Florida.
As one of the winning teams, Eta Space and Helios will leverage each other’s expertise in cryogenic (Eta Space) and chemical (Helios) engineering to develop an integrated lunar oxygen production and liquefaction plant, a critical step toward realizing the dream of long-term space missions and even future colonization.