Universe TodayAndy Tomaswick

The Box vs The Bulldozer: The Story of Two Space Gas Stations

Universe Today reports: Using in-situ propellant has been a central pillar of the plan to explore much of the solar system. The logic is simple - the less mass (especially in the form of propellant) we have to take out of Earth’s gravity well, the less expensive, and therefore more plausible, the missions requiring that propellant will be.

2025-11-24T04:58:49.025215-08:00

Today In Space

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ReutersMenna Alaa El-Din

Oman signs agreement with Airbus for its first communications satellite

By Reuters: Oman signed an agreement with Airbus on Sunday to design, manufacture and launch the sultanate's first communications satellite, Oman's state news agency reported.

2025-11-22T21:27:42.921373-08:00