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> what will happen if orbit refuelling goes wrong? Won't it destroy everything in orbit? No. What is the mechanism through which you suspected this could happe
by JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
> what will happen if orbit refuelling goes wrong? Won't it destroy everything in orbit?
No. What is the mechanism through which you suspected this could happen?
- bragr 6mo agoKessler syndrome presumably?
- hgoel 6mo agoKeeping the orbits low enough, and/or intentionally going suborbital after docking/before starting the fuel transfer, will make the chances of that being possible very low. It's also worth considering that they have demonstrated cryo propellant pumping between two tanks within a ship, so, AFAIK, transfer between two ships is more about testing the docking systems, than it is about the pumps. They could probably rig the system to first pump some inert gas to verify the quality of the docking, then try to pump propellants.
- margalabargala 6mo ago...caused by what?
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- hilsdev 6mo agoColliding tanks full of oxidizer and fuel?
- margalabargala 6mo agoNo, for the same reason that the explosion won't destroy the earth either.