Joint project of Israel’s Helios and Florida’s Eta Space aims to enable in-orbit refueling for long-term space missions and even colonization.
The proposal was one of five selected to receive R&D funding associated with the Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program, founded in 2013 to support research, development, and commercialization of aerospace and technology projects that benefit both Israel and Florida.
As one of the winning teams, Eta Space and Helios will leverage each other’s expertise in cryogenic (Eta Space) and chemical (Helios) engineering to develop an integrated lunar oxygen production and liquefaction plant, a critical step toward realizing the dream of long-term space missions and even future colonization.
Photo: Courtesy of Helios