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Spinoff story
Gas Conversion Systems Reclaim Fuel for Industry
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
A human trip to Mars will require astronauts to utilize resources on the Red Planet to generate oxygen and fuel for the ride home, among other things. Lakewood, Colorado-based Pioneer Energy has worked under SBIR agreements with Johnson Space Center to develop technology for those purposes, and now uses a commercialized version of the technology to recover oil and gas that would otherwise be wasted at drilling sites.