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I thought that the whole point of a cycler was to reduce the need for rocket propulsion to a vanishingly small part of the system.
by PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
I thought that the whole point of a cycler was to reduce the need for rocket propulsion to a vanishingly small part of the system.
- accrual 3y agoThat is true. My comment was more about the initial setup of a larger cycler. Larger cyclers will cost exponentially more rocket mass/fuel/complexity than a smaller cycler. But once in orbit, yes, the design reduces overall fuel costs.