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The audacious plan to make rocket fuel on the moon

“If there is enough ice near the surface, then heat can be applied to the surface directly and…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Artemis #electrolysis #ESA #Hydrogen #Ice #lunarsurface #LUWEX #moon #moonrocks #NASA #Oxygen #propellant #regolith #rocketfuel #Science #SouthPole #UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Waterice
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/348511/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/669366/ The audacious plan to make rocket fuel on the moon #Artemis #electrolysis #esa #Hydrogen #Ice #LunarSurface #LUWEX #Moon #MoonRocks #Nasa #oxygen #propellant #regolith #RocketFuel #Science #SouthPole #Space #UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #WaterIce

Both companies’ plans rely on the availability of an orbital propellant ⛽ depot, which would fuel up their vehicles on the way to the #moon 🌙. The biggest test will be the orbital propellant transfer demonstration https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/spacex-blue-origin-share-new-lunar-landing-profiles/

A single #NewGlenn rocket will be able to send the #BlueMoon lander to the Lunar #Gateway. But the lander won’t have enough #propellant to make a powered descent to the lunar surface https://hackaday.com/2023/12/07/artemis-next-giant-leap-orbital-refueling/

#SpaceX #Starship #BlueOrigin #Mk1 #NASA #Artemis

Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels in Space - As you can probably imagine, we get tips on a lot of really interesting projects h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/where-there-is-no-down-measuring-liquid-levels-in-space/ #originalart #propellant #astronaut #featured #interest #oxidizer #liquid #ullage #space #urine #fuel #nasa #tank #iss #pee

Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels in Space - As you can probably imagine, we get tips on a lot of really interesting projects h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/where-there-is-no-down-measuring-liquid-levels-in-space/ #originalart #propellant #astronaut #featured #interest #oxidizer #liquid #ullage #space #urine #fuel #nasa #tank #iss #pee

Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels in Space - As you can probably imagine, we get tips on a lot of really interesting projects h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/where-there-is-no-down-measuring-liquid-levels-in-space/ #originalart #propellant #astronaut #featured #interest #oxidizer #liquid #ullage #space #urine #fuel #nasa #tank #iss #pee

Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels in Space - As you can probably imagine, we get tips on a lot of really interesting projects h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/where-there-is-no-down-measuring-liquid-levels-in-space/ #originalart #propellant #astronaut #featured #interest #oxidizer #liquid #ullage #space #urine #fuel #nasa #tank #iss #pee

Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels in Space - As you can probably imagine, we get tips on a lot of really interesting projects h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/where-there-is-no-down-measuring-liquid-levels-in-space/ #originalart #propellant #astronaut #featured #interest #oxidizer #liquid #ullage #space #urine #fuel #nasa #tank #iss #pee

🌙 #Lunar #ISPP (in situ #propellant ⛽ production) : 3 billion metric tons of water ice 🧊 are estimated at each pole*. Delivery from the #Moon could be done by #electromagnetic launcher (#EML)** for in-space refueling https://www.factoriesinspace.com/propellant-refilling

*https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576500000783
**https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576523001066

#ISRU

After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond https://www.universetoday.com/168195/after-a-boost-from-earth-and-the-moon-juice-is-on-its-way-to-venus-and-beyond/ #jupitericymoonexplorer(juice) #gravitationalslingshot #earthgravityassist #gravityassist #propellant #missions #images #juice

After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond https://www.universetoday.com/168195/after-a-boost-from-earth-and-the-moon-juice-is-on-its-way-to-venus-and-beyond/ #jupitericymoonexplorer(juice) #gravitationalslingshot #earthgravityassist #gravityassist #propellant #missions #images #juice

After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond https://www.universetoday.com/168195/after-a-boost-from-earth-and-the-moon-juice-is-on-its-way-to-venus-and-beyond/ #jupitericymoonexplorer(juice) #gravitationalslingshot #earthgravityassist #gravityassist #propellant #missions #images #juice

#Astrobotic #Peregrine update 4 "Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical loss of #propellant ⛽. The team is working to try and stabilize this loss, but given the situation, we have prioritized maximizing the #science and data we can capture. We are currently assessing what alternative mission profiles may be feasible at this time." https://www.astrobotic.com/update-4-for-peregrine-mission-one/

SpaceX's next flight
In orbit propellant will test
For a grand new quest

#spacex #starship #nasa #propellant #haiku #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/nasa-wants-to-see-gas-stations-in-space-but-so-far-its-tanks-are-empty/

The #Psyche #spacecraft travels using #SolarElectric (low-thrust) #propulsion. Solar ☀️ electric propulsion uses electricity from solar arrays to create electromagnetic fields to accelerate and expel charged atoms ⚛️ (#ions) of #xenon to create a very low thrust with a very efficient use of #propellant ⛽. This will be the first use of a #HallEffectThruster beyond lunar orbit.
#Launch period 📆 October 5-25, 2023 https://psyche.asu.edu/mission/launch

Propulsion : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(spacecraft)#Propulsion

#Forbes "Psyche could contain a core of #iron, #nickel and #gold worth $10,000 #quadrillion" https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/10/29/nasa-will-launch-psyche-mission-to-explore-asteroid-worth-more-than-the-global-economy

#NYT #AsteroidMining : "let’s say Psyche ☄️were pulverized and carried to #Earth 🌎. For precisely that reason, #prices of iron and nickel would drop close to zero. I interviewed Matthew Gialich, the chief executive officer and a co-founder of #AstroForge. They’re going for #platinum, which sells for a little under $1,000 an ounce, and related #metals, such as #palladium." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/opinion/psyche-asteroid-nasa-mining.html

It was believed that running more #propellant through a Hall #thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed #mission to #Mars
#Engineering #Aerospace #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/eng01242301.html

@steyrshrek you maybe find the #propellant experts at the #talk page of this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars#Equipment_needed_for_colonization

@steyrshrek The water on #Mars shall even be used as #propellant (to produce #methane) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars#Present_water

#NASA über das Antriebsmodul des #LunarGateway, das Power and Propulsion Element:

".. 60kW of electrical power, .. will power .. subsystems and .. solar electric propulsion (#SEP) system to keep .. station in orbit around .. #Moon. .."

".. #PPE’s two .. roll-out solar arrays .. will generate power to ionize and accelerate #Xenon gas, using a tenth of the #propellant required by conv. chemical #propulsion systems."

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/a-powerhouse-in-deep-space-gateway-s-power-and-propulsion-element

#Raumfahrt #Mondorbitstation #Artemis

15.12.2022

#Nature 📆 10 November 2022 #Electric #propulsion : The gaseous #propellant is priorly #ionized and the charged #particles in the #plasmas are energized and #accelerated by applying #electromagnetic fields. #Electric #power obtained by #solar panels is converted into the #kinetic #energy of the propellant. A 30% conversion #efficiency is the highest to date https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22789-7

#Spacecraft electric propulsion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_electric_propulsion

"Were it not for mercury’s extreme toxicity, it would actually make an extremely attractive propellant."

https://spectrum.ieee.org/mercury-ion-thruster-banned

#Mercury #Rockets #Propellant