Moreover, Helios and Eta Space LLC, announced they are joining forces to solve the problem of oxygen in space. In 2022, winners of industrial research and development funding tied to the Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program.

'Eta Space would play the important role of liquifying and storing the oxygen produced by the Helios reactor in cryogenic tanks.' If humanity is to have a sustainable presence beyond Earth, the reusable methane-fueled rocket systems need liquid oxygen at a ratio of 1:4, so the only cost-effective solution to refueling in orbit is to create and store oxygen on the Moon and on Mars. Two space tech companies, Helios and Eta Space, announced in 2022 that they are joining forces to solve the problem of oxygen in space. As part of the new agreement, Helios’ tech will fly on the first three LSAS missions to the lunar surface starting in 2025. The Israeli company Helios, which develops technology for extracting oxygen from the lunar soil, signed the first Israeli-Japanese agreement for technological cooperation on July 19. Helios, with the support of the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, will be integrated into the mission to the moon of the Japanese company ispace. As part of the mission, the Israeli company will conduct a demonstration of technology for extracting oxygen and metal from the lunar regolith.ĭeliver Helios technology to produce oxygen and metals on the moon aboard the lunar landing system LSAS (Lunar Surface Access Service). Process is called Molten Regolith Electrolysis – melting the lunar regolith (soil) and electrolyzing it to separate the vast amount of oxygen from the various metals that constitute the regolith. Overview of commercial microgravity applications. Introduction to in-space manufacturing and in-space economy.

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