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ScienceMay 20, 2026

NASA satellite will test orbital 'gas station' tech to help astronauts reach the moon and Mars

NASA satellite will test orbital 'gas station' tech to help astronauts reach the moon and Mars
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The Liquid Oxygen Flight demonstration (LOXSAT) will help NASA test and develop technologies to support in-space transfer and storage of cryogenic propellants, critical abilities for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon.

You can travel much farther with a full tank.

A new NASA satellite will test critical technologies for storing and transferring super-chilled, cryogenic fuels in space in order to help astronauts reach the moon and potentially Mars someday.

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