[AR] Re: Re spacex falcon 9 landing
- From: Steve Traugott <stevegt@xxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:03:25 -0800
On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 9:26 PM, David Weinshenker <daze39@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
If we ever get to the point of on-orbit propellant depots, it might
make more sense to keep the "used" upper booster stages in orbit,
and design space-operations configurations (long-distance exploration
missions, NEO tugs, etc.) around them (compared to trying to re-enter
them intact).
I'm going with some version of that. It makes less sense to get a tank and
guidance structure up to orbital velocity and then throw all that energy
away if there's a demand for the hardware on orbit. The trick is going to
be creating that demand.
I'd watch for more upper-stage experiments after paying payloads have been
deployed.
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