tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post9052341033684663778..comments2009-07-29T11:58:41.654-07:00bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541279438184352860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-42973361091077535532009-07-29T10:09:27.995-07:002009-07-29T10:09:27.995-07:00If the propellent was sent up in the form of ice, why couldn&#39;t the station keep the water in this inert form and then use the 24-hours of sunlight to warm up the water in just enough storage tanks to meet the fuel requirements of the approaching ship and use hydrolysis to break the water to its O2/H2 components?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105267350615008138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-19067611912648077592008-01-17T09:36:00.000-08:002008-01-17T09:36:00.000-08:00Does the depot rotate to help settle the fuel?<BR/><BR/>If helium is used to pump the oxygen and hydrogen have precautions been taken to ensure that it does not contaminate the fuel? Something similar happened during the second Falcon 1 launch.<BR/><BR/>Does the depot have to be in a circular orbit? An elliptical (110 x 900 x 27.5) may save spacecraft going to GSO fuel by reducing the circularization burn.<BR/><BR/>Andrew SWallowAndrew Swallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10945854011042065256noreply@blogger.com