In order to further study the challenges and potential developments of resource utilisation technologies including gas production and storage in space, Air Liquide along with CNES (the French National Centre for Space Studies), the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), and the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) have signed a joint Letter of Intent (LOI).
The partnership comes after a CNES-LSA workshop in September 2020 that identified joint initiatives to address the challenges and opportunities arising out of developments in space exploration.
The expertise of all companies involved resulted in discussions pertaining to a shared interest in collaborating in areas such as in-situ production and storage of oxygen and hydrogen, production and storage of hydrogen energy in space and on the lunar surface, technologies for life support, and the refuelling of satellites and launchers in orbit.
Speaking about the initiative, Mathias Link, ad-interim Director of ESRIC, said, “ESRIC is a young initiative like no other in Europe, powered by LSA and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), with ESA as a strategic partner.”
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