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What was stopping any other launch system from sending fuel tanks to LEO and beyond? Probably not a whole lot technically. By now we could have had several fue
by TheSpiceIsLife 3y ago
What was stopping any other launch system from sending fuel tanks to LEO and beyond?
Probably not a whole lot technically. By now we could have had several fuel tanks in Mars orbit and a few on the ground, rather than all those orbiters and ground vehicles.
Trade-offs.
- George83728 3y agoWhat would be the point? Who'd pay for it? The real money is in launching satellites into orbit around earth and you don't need orbital propellant depots for that. Serious Mars colony customers don't exist. I know they're planning it for Starship HLS to the Moon, maybe it will finally be done then (I'm not holding my breath, Starship HLS's role in Artemis still seems farcical to me.) But until then, it's never really been an idea worth developing.
- TheSpiceIsLife 3y agoDoesn't look like my tone came across correctly. I agree with you.