Building the In-Space Propellant Supply Chain

About this episode

Crispin Littlehales interviews Daniel Faber about Orbit Fab's mission to revolutionize in-space refueling and its future plans.

Orbit Fab was founded in 2018 to eliminate the single-use spacecraft paradigm with in-space refueling. Spacecraft are still limited to the amount of fuel they are launched with, which limits flexibility and poses long-term risks to the space environment. It resupplied water to the ISS, and launched the first commercial fuel depot into LEO. Its RAFTI refueling interface has become the industry-standard, and it has signed the first commercial and US Government fuel delivery services deals. Crispin Littlehales discusses the company and future plans with Daniel Faber, Founding CEO of Orbit Fab.

People in this episode

Host: Crispin Littlehales

Guest: Daniel Faber

Topics covered

• in-space refueling
• spacecraft
• fuel supply chain
• commercial space
• sustainability in space

Keywords

• in-space refueling
• Orbit Fab
• fuel depot
• RAFTI
• space environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orbit Fab, ISS, US Government

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