{"id":23246,"date":"2020-10-15T23:12:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T15:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-wants-to-use-spacex-starship-as-a-gas-station-for-rockets-to-the-moon-and-mars\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T23:12:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T15:12:48","slug":"nasa-wants-to-use-spacex-starship-as-a-gas-station-for-rockets-to-the-moon-and-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-wants-to-use-spacex-starship-as-a-gas-station-for-rockets-to-the-moon-and-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA wants to use SpaceX Starship as a gas station for rockets to the Moon and Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA is awarding 14 US companies a combined $370 million to develop new technologies that benefit future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The funding is part of the space agency\u2019s Tipping Point initiative which seeks public-private partnerships to foster space commerce and technology at a reduced cost to the government. <\/p>\n

SpaceX is among the highest paid recipients selected by NASA\u2019s Tipping Point solicitation for a future demonstration of transferring rocket fuel in space using Starship.<\/p>\n

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NASA & Starship<\/h2>\n

NASA is investing $53.2 million in SpaceX to complete a propellant transfer demonstration in space. If milestones that are to be determined are met on schedule, NASA describes the upcoming task as this:<\/p>\n

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Large-scale flight demonstration to transfer 10 metric tons of cryogenic propellant, specifically liquid oxygen, between tanks on a Starship vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

SpaceX is currently developing the next-generation space system with ambitions for future Mars missions. <\/p>\n

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