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Design Gas station on the Earth orbit will have couple ADVANTAGES for their customers:<br /> - weight of fuel, water and oxygen for space mission is between 50% to 90% of weight of the space craft<br /> * 50%.....satellite mission Earth orbit <br /> * 75%.....Lunar mission <br /> * 90%.....Mars mission<br /> Hardware could be launch by less powerfully rocket, or we don't need built <br /> new more powerfully rocket(for example for Moon current rocket will be good enough) <br /> - keep LOX and LH2 in liquid form is still problem for long, <br /> Gas station will have raw material in water bags in close orbit<br /> - launch water to space could be executed by anybody without going through government approval process,<br /> - we could use also less reliable and chepaer deliver system because in case of failure we loose just water<br /> - we could build big enough storage of fuel in advance and use it at moment that will be required<br /> (for example launch of hardware will be delay, but it will not compromise our mission)<br /> - launch capacity of rocket will be fully used in case of water<br /> (water bag could be easy built exactly for required quantity<br /><br />DESCRIPTION OF GAS STATION<br />- Electrolyser....will produce LH2 and LOX <br />- SOLAR PANELS....provide energy for electrolyser<br />- NET.............it is net with rocket engine, it will grab water bang in close orbit and bring to ship<br /> for processing. <br />- HOSE............hose with rocket will deliver LOX and LH2 fuel or water to sattelite/ship<br /><br />PRODUCTION<br />- Gas station will be deliver to the Earth orbit<br />- Different contracted company will launch water bags to approximity of Gas station, <br /> they will be paid only if deliver to required orbit<br />- if sattelite or ship required LOX, LH2, it will approach gas station<br />- Gas station will conect hoses to sattelite/ ship tank<br />- Gas station will catch a water and start to produce LH2, LOX