{"id":464096,"date":"2026-06-27T04:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=1012259"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:44:07","slug":"nasa-tests-new-refuel-device-for-future-in-space-refueling-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=464096","title":{"rendered":"NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"msfc-ar-cryocoupler-testing-video-b\" id=\"nasa-plus-E6WTj\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"msfc-ar-cryocoupler-testing-video-b\"}}}}'  ><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/msfc-ar-cryocoupler-testing-video-b.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">\n<div>Engineers from NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and L3Harris con-duct operational testing on a developmental cryocoupler, a vital technology for future in-orbit spacecraft refueling.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">\n<div>NASA\/Tyson Eason<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For NASA\u2019s next generation of deep space exploration missions, spacecraft may need to refuel in Earth orbit before pushing farther into the solar system. Similar to how a gas pump needs a nozzle to fit your fuel tank, future spacecraft could require a special device in order to fill up prior to departure, known as a cryocoupler.<\/p>\n<p>Cryocouplers would allow spacecraft to connect to future orbital propellant depots, which would serve as the gas stations of space. The technology comes with the challenge of reliably transferring cryogenic, or super-cold, fluids without losing propellant or performance. Cryogenic propellants like liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen must stay chilled to hundreds of degrees below zero Fahrenheit, placing strict demands on the materials, seals, and mechanisms that move them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn-orbit cryogenic refueling between two spacecraft has yet to be done and remains one of the toughest engineering challenges in spaceflight,\u201d said Travis Belcher,&nbsp; cryocoupler project manager at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. \u201cThese propellant transfers are essential for the kinds of missions NASA wants to fly in the future, so developing a coupler that can handle ultra-cold propellants is a critical step toward making that capability real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ground-based couplers like those used to fill the SLS (Space Launch System) for Artemis missions are not an option for orbiting propellant transfers. Those couplers release quickly while a rocket is launching and must be manually reconnected for the next flight. They also are not designed to operate in the harsh environment of space and are much larger than what would be used to refill an orbiting spacecraft\u2019s fuel tank.<\/p>\n<p>To meet these challenges, NASA tested a cryocoupler developed by L3Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cryocouplers we\u2019re working on can attach and detach multiple times and are fully automated, so astronauts won\u2019t have to perform a spacewalk to transfer propellant,\u201d said Belcher. \u201cThey\u2019re rigorously designed to withstand space and sized for the expected tank designs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A joint NASA and L3Harris team recently conducted two types of tests at NASA Marshall. To ensure the cryocoupler can handle the extremely cold temperatures it will be exposed to, they ran liquid nitrogen at minus 321 degrees Fahrenheit through multiple connected and disconnected configurations to observe how the coupler reacts to thermal contraction, flow, and significant temperature differences between propellant and materials.<\/p>\n<p>The team also put the cryocoupler through operational tests to determine its performance limits. In this setup, one coupler half was mounted to a robotic table that could move and rotate in any direction, allowing it to simulate misaligned docking with the other half, which remained stationary above the table. The cryocoupler is designed to accommodate some misalignment in case a spacecraft and depot are not perfectly aligned when docking.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese cryocouplers are very early in development, so the testing is mostly focused on basic functionality,\u201d said Belcher. \u201cFuture test campaigns will design them for specific missions and assess them more meticulously based on that mission\u2019s requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cryocoupler testing was done as part of a 2022 <a 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href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fspace-technology-mission-directorate%2Ftdm%2Fcryogenic-fluid-management-cfm%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crobert.j.margetta%40nasa.gov%7Ca4dc294b65c94b19ecd708decbc4a139%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639172242541029912%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RkI34JvuHVWbEkz4h8nCsNJwff34K09%2B%2BjARaNy1KWw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cryogenic Fluid Management<\/a>\u202fPortfolio project, a cross-agency team based at NASA Marshall and NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, oversees cryocoupler development.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about cryogenic fluid management, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/CFM\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/CFM<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 month ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/glenn\/brr-its-cold-in-here-nasas-cryo-efforts-beyond-the-atmosphere\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grc-2019-c-08020.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; 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NASA\u2019s Cryo Efforts Beyond the Atmosphere<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 years ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/tdm\/cryogenic-fluid-management-cfm\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg 2245w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=300,144 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=768,369 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=1024,493 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=1536,739 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=2048,985 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=400,192 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=600,289 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=900,433 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=1200,577 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/deep-space-transport-wide.jpg?resize=2000,962 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/tdm\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loftid-4_copy.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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