ULA Proposes On-Orbit Gas Stations for Space Exploration

Credit: UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is proposing on-orbit propellant depots to increase the capability of NASA’s Constellation exploration architecture. The plan to use depots derived from an advanced upper stage for the Atlas V and Delta IV evolved expandable launch vehicles (EELV) has caught the...

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