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Seems to me like having the station in operation would be helpful for going further.
by foota 10y ago
Seems to me like having the station in operation would be helpful for going further.
- nradov 10y agoIt really isn't helpful. Due to the high inclination orbit that the ISS is in, you can't actually get anywhere from there; it takes a huge amount of fuel to get into the right orbital plane. Plus the ISS has no real facilities for spacecraft construction, maintenance, or refueling. In theory those could be added, but at that point it wish be cheaper just to build a new station suited to the purpose.