Gateway Galactic, Inc. was formed in 2014 in
Ames, Iowa
Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medici ...
and is an aerospace company with the goal to reduce the cost of commercial spaceflight, and is currently developing an orbital propellant depot,
Antaios
Antaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀνταῖος ''Antaîos'', "opponent", derived from , ''antao'' – 'I face, I oppose'), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part ...
. Gateway Galactic was founded by Justin Myers and Floyd Richardson, who currently operate as the company's key executives.
Antaios
Antaios is a propellant depot currently in development by Gateway Galactic, Inc. The name Antaios is an indirect reference to Anti, the ferryman in ancient Egyptian mythology. Anti's role was to grant Horus passage between the human world and their world. Much like Anti, Antaios will allow passage to far away locations in a more cost effective way.
Gateway Galactic is pioneering the new industry of selling fuel in orbit. An innovative feature of Antaios is its space saving design allowing it to be small enough for a single launch, yet large enough to handle the vast quantities of fuel that will be needed.
Propellant offered
* Rocket Grade Kerosene - RP1
* Liquid Hydrogen - LH2
* Liquid Methane - LCH4
* Liquid Oxygen - LOX
See also
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List of space stations
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Private spaceflight
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Propellant depot
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Space colonization
External links
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Companies based in Iowa
Proposed space stations
Private spaceflight companies
Aerospace companies of the United States