ESA’s Vision for In-Orbit Refilling: Odyssey, an Orbiting Propellant Station for Europe

ESA, the European Space Agency, is discussing with European space startups, industry and academia how to develop and operate in-space orbital propellant stations. In this video I talk about their concept station called Odyssey.

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00:00 Intro
02:34 Odyssey: The Heart of a Reusable Space Ecosystem
03:07 What are the Technical Challenges?
03:43 InSPoC-1: Rendezvous and Docking
05:04 InSPoC-2: In-Space Cryogenic Propellant Storage
06:48 Building a Market for Odyssey
08:24 Next Steps
10:01 Outro

Sources:

ESA FLPP (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme) - Shaping the Future Space Transportation Ecosystem: https://youtu.be/OGET59FZ7_Y?si=uWgQgK2PLPkMM0Dr

Karman+ Asteroid Mining Company: https://youtu.be/Ya9JnXR5u10

Argo Space: Water Harvesting on the Moon: https://youtu.be/6z3LRq1Ihms