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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Take Back Your Space Program!

by Space Frontier Foundation December 14, 2009 Featured

For decades, the American space program has been held hostage by special interests who have kept us chained to planet Earth. Next year, that will change. In 2010, American citizens will visit Capitol Hill to take back the American space program. First Flight of this year-long effort is scheduled for the week of February 7-12, 2010.

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Ion Engine Could One Day Power 39 Day Trips to Mars

by William Watson August 1, 2009 Newspace News

Ad Astra development of an ion engine utilizing the new VASIMIR technology, would make human travel to Mars viable with a trip as short as 39 days.Ion Engine Could One Day Power 39 Day Trips to Mars

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