Astronaut Christina Koch puts Orbit Fab’s "Gas Station in Space " equipment through its paces on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Christina Koch puts Orbit Fab’s liquid transfer technology demonstration equipment through its paces on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA.

The concept of propellant depots, or “Gas Stations in Space,” has been around for decades. There are now several companies trying to take the concept and turn into reality.

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast, my guest is Daniel Faber, Co-founder and CEO of Orbit Fab, a startup with a focus on on-obit spacecraft servicing to start. They’ve already completed a technology demonstration on the International Space Station, they’ve raised some money, and they’re one of those companies trying to make the concept of fuel depots in space, a reality.

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Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor & publisher. He is the founder of SpaceQ Media and Director of Digital Platforms for SpaceNews. Boucher has 25+ years working in various roles in the space industry and a total of 30 years as a technology entrepreneur including creating Canada's first internet directory and search engine.

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