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For space walk accessibility maybe they should have docked it to the ISS for initial setup before then boosting it to its final point?
by samwillis 5y ago
For space walk accessibility maybe they should have docked it to the ISS for initial setup before then boosting it to its final point?
- zrail 5y agoISS is in a very low and eccentric orbit. I think boosting from ISS to a geo transfer orbit, let alone escape, is more expensive than just going straight to escape velocity.