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Re:How NASA Kept the ISS Flying While Harvey Hit Mission Con... by Robotbeat on Thursday August 31, 2017 @01:54PM (#15142272)
?? No. It's due to lack of mass (for shielding and fuel). We produce lots of energy in orbit.
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Re:How NASA Kept the ISS Flying While Harvey Hit Mission Con... by goda90 on Thursday August 31, 2017 @05:22PM (#15144054)
Getting mass into orbit is also difficult due to a lack of cheap, readily available energy.
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Re:How NASA Kept the ISS Flying While Harvey Hit Mission Con... by mikeash on Thursday August 31, 2017 @09:02PM (#15145349)
Energy costs are a tiny fraction of launch costs. If rocket fuel could be had for free, it wouldn't noticeably change overall costs.
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