The idea of using in-situ resources, such as water, on the surface of distant worlds to synthesize rocket fuel has been around for many decades. For many years, for instance, scientists have suggested ...

There’s been this hand-wave, this assumption, this yada yada at the core of our long-term space programs. If we can return astronauts to the moon, we’ll find ice there. And if we find that ice in ...

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Former SpaceX engineer, Halen Mattison, and his startup, General Galactic, are looking to revolutionize rocket propulsion by turning water into rocket fuel. Their ambitious project, discussed in ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former SpaceX engineer and his startup, General Galactic, are looking to put the concept of turning water into rocket fuel to ...