NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo
14 May 2026, 16:32 GMT
By Lee Mohon
Topic: Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM)
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/cryogenic-fluid-management-cfm/nasa-industry-prepare-cryogenic-fuel-technology-demo/
NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space missions. The Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, will test cryogenic fluid management technologies necessary for creating in-space propellant depots, essentially gas stations in space, that could support long-term exploration. During a