Why Build Big Rockets at All? It’s Time for Orbital Refueling
On Tuesday, July 30th, NASA announced 19 different partnerships with 13 different companies to use their expertise to help them develop space technologies, from advanced communications systems to new methods of entry, descent and landing.
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Tau.Neutrino said:
Why Build Big Rockets at All? It’s Time for Orbital RefuelingOn Tuesday, July 30th, NASA announced 19 different partnerships with 13 different companies to use their expertise to help them develop space technologies, from advanced communications systems to new methods of entry, descent and landing.
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> NASA is going to help SpaceX figure out how to refuel a spacecraft while it’s in space. And if they can figure this out, it could completely change the way missions are launched and flown.
Very interesting.
As crazy as refuelling aircraft in flight. It might just work.
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Why Build Big Rockets at All? It’s Time for Orbital RefuelingOn Tuesday, July 30th, NASA announced 19 different partnerships with 13 different companies to use their expertise to help them develop space technologies, from advanced communications systems to new methods of entry, descent and landing.
more…
> NASA is going to help SpaceX figure out how to refuel a spacecraft while it’s in space. And if they can figure this out, it could completely change the way missions are launched and flown.
Very interesting.
As crazy as refuelling aircraft in flight. It might just work.
No heavy wind buffering, speed matching as in atmosphere, flying close.