threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoNASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbitarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11cross-posted to: space@lemmit.online
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkNASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbitarstechnica.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmit.online
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoOh, yeah, I’m assuming they have to vent the ullage gas in the receiving tanker. Depending on the layout of the thrusters, they might even be able to utilize this gas to produce the some of the thrust during the propellant transfer.
Oh, yeah, I’m assuming they have to vent the ullage gas in the receiving tanker. Depending on the layout of the thrusters, they might even be able to utilize this gas to produce the some of the thrust during the propellant transfer.