SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the company was low on liquid oxygen for rocket launches. Liquid oxygen is also used to treat COVID-19 patients in hospitals. "We certainly are going to make sure ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and 8 Rivers have patented a system that leverages fluctuations in energy demand by using ...

Two space tech companies, Helios and Eta Space, today announce they are joining forces to solve the problem of oxygen in space. If humanity is to have a sustainable presence beyond Earth, the reusable ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients, NASA has announced it ...

Demand for oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients is spiking during the latest pandemic surge, leaving liquid oxygen in short supply for other uses, including water purification and rocket launches. As ...

One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic is showing up in an unlikely place: the space industry. A summer surge in COVID-19 patients is diverting liquid oxygen from rocket launch pads to hospitals, ...

The city of Orlando and its water utility made an urgent appeal Friday afternoon for residents to cut back sharply on water usage for weeks because of a pandemic-triggered shortage of liquid oxygen ...

BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County has given SpaceX the green light to build an air separator facility less than 300 feet from the region’s sand dunes, frustrating locals concerned about the effect on ...

SpaceX's Starship does not refuel, rather, it is being "refilled" in between flights as clarified by Elon Musk because the Raptor Engines use 78% liquid oxygen and 22% fuel. The term was corrected by ...

Orlando’s utility is barely able to get enough liquid oxygen needed to purify the city’s drinking water even as other urgent worries are peaking. “We are definitely not out of the woods,” said Tim ...