Argo Space bets its future on water propulsion for in‑space travel
Ars Technica1 min read108 words
Three engineers who spent the Falcon 9 era at SpaceX—Robert, Ryan and Kirby Carlisle—have left the company to pursue a new venture in space. After working on launching, refurbishing and selling rockets, the brothers decided to focus on spacecraft rather than rockets when they founded their own firm.
In late 2022 the Carlisle brothers established Argo Space, a company aimed at building infrastructure in orbit. Their stated goal is to enable in‑space transportation without relying on propellants launched from Earth. To that end, Argo Space has selected water as its propulsion medium, citing its potential to be harvested on the Moon and its abundance throughout the Solar System.
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