DARPA mulls water as propellant for satellites

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is eyeing the use of water as a propellant for satellites. The effort is being explored under the Orbital Express program, in which the Pentagon agency is developing systems for routine unmanned refurbishment and on-orbit refueling of satellites. Water...

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