Gas Stations in Space?

by Bob Werb January 11, 2010 Advocacy

Fuel depots fundamentally change the economics of going beyond low Earth orbit. A lighter and drastically cheaper spaceship can be sent to low Earth orbit with empty tanks and fueled up before continuing on its way. Even better is the potential to refuel returned spaceships so they can be reused for multiple trips to deep space destinations, saving even more.

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Augustine Committee Declares a New National Purpose in Space “Worthy of A Great Nation”

by William Watson July 31, 2009 Newspace News

The Space Frontier Foundation today hailed the “Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee,” also known as the “Augustine Committee,” for declaring a new overarching purpose for America’s national space enterprise:
“the underlying reason why we do human spaceflight is the extension of human civilization beyond Earth“
The Committee’s public hearing in Cocoa Beach Thursday, July [...]

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