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This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
Argo Space, a space company founded by three former SpaceX engineers, is focusing on building a transportation network in space using water as a propellant, coolant, and radiation shield. The company's vision is to create a network between low-Earth orbit, geostationary orbit, and the Moon, enabling affordable logistics options such as satellite resupply, refueling, and repair. Argo Space recently launched its first demonstration mission, Navigator, on a Falcon 9 rideshare, which successfully made contact with the spacecraft but experienced a setback with the deployment of one of its solar arrays.
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