OK, my question to Dr. Stanley is, if it's a good idea for Mars, why isn't it a good idea for the moon?
"If you refilled the EDS in orbit [using commercial LEO fuel depots] it could act as the MTV," says Georgia Institute of Technology aerospace professor Douglas Stanley, manager of the November 2005 NASA exploration systems architecture study (ESAS).
Rand asks if on-orbit refueling is a good alternative to HLVs for Mars, why not for the Moon too? Read More
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