Shackleton Energy Company https://refractor.io/tag/shackleton-energy-company/ Shackleton Energy Company en-AU Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:20:19 GMT Plan to establish first lunar base and gas stations in space https://refractor.io/space/plan-to-establish-first-lunar-base-and-gas-stations-in-space/ The Shackleton Energy Company (SEC) is looking to establish the first operational lunar base

Imagine if every time you went for on a trip, you had to carry all the fuel required to get you to your destination and back - even if that trip was to a place far, far away, like say Mars. In space there are no refueling options available (yet), and given that propellant makes up over 90 percent of the weight of a spacecraft, this issue is fundamental to saving costs and driving future space exploration. Now the Shackleton Energy Company (SEC) is looking to establish the first operational base to mine ice on the Moon that will be used to produce liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants for distribution to spacecraft via the first gas stations in space ... and the plan is to be open for business by 2020.

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