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Always thought it was a shame they didn’t push the main tank into orbit. Just think of an ISS made from a few of them rather than what we have now or the Ares f
by thedrbrian 6y ago
Always thought it was a shame they didn’t push the main tank into orbit. Just think of an ISS made from a few of them rather than what we have now or the Ares from Red Mars.
- jandrese 6y agoThere were some orbital concepts that basically inflated a living space inside of an orange tank and stuck a few solar panels and radiators on the side. Shuttle trips were just too expensive to make it practical and with the ISS it would have been redundant.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoAlternative designs could have worked, but the Shuttle used the OMS after main engine cutoff, so keeping the tank would have eaten a ton of delta-vee