>>12070864>Iridium was only a satellite phone networkIt had no data mode, you literally had to use an actual analog modem if you wanted to transmit data.
>>12070925>You'd still have to replenishAlso
- you'd have to have it in the right orbit, you can't make detours from orbit like taking an exit off of a highway
- you'd have to have the right fucking fuel, hydrolox won't do when you need methalox or kerolox
- you'd have to keep cryogenic fuels cooled
- hydromeme is still a pain in the ass, it wants to escape everything, it weakens metals, and it's a pain to cool down because half of it has to phase change first, which causes it to boil again
The only useful "depot" would be a tanker ship, placed in the right orbit, just before you need it.
>>12070952>islandsAgain, exactly like how orbital mechanics won't work. It's just too costly to change orbits unless you start in the right direction, or have a favorable orbit change at an apo/peri transfer point.
>>12071010Thursday
>>12071033Nah, "Werner's Wiener" would be better.
