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Would orbital refueling stations for rockets be feasible and actually useful?
Hi everyone, i've been wondering about the idea of building fuel stations in space kind of like gas stations for spacecrafts. I’m talking about orbital refueling depots that spacecraft could dock with to refuel with liquid fuel (Hydrogen, Methane etc..), especially for missions going beyond low Earth orbit.
A few questions I have:
* Is it technically feasible with today’s or near-future technology, specially for zero boil-off technology?
* Would it actually be useful compared to just launching with more fuel from Earth?
Just trying to wrap my head around the pros and cons.
Curious to hear your thoughts!
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Hi everyone, i've been wondering about the idea of building fuel stations in space kind of like gas stations for spacecrafts. I’m talking about orbital refueling depots that spacecraft could dock with to refuel with liquid fuel (Hydrogen, Methane etc..), especially for missions going beyond low Earth orbit.
A few questions I have:
* Is it technically feasible with today’s or near-future technology, specially for zero boil-off technology?
* Would it actually be useful compared to just launching with more fuel from Earth?
Just trying to wrap my head around the pros and cons.
Curious to hear your thoughts!
#space
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