Propellant Transporters are brought from the Earth to LEO on ELV's. Propellant Transporters
bring propellant tank sets beyond Earth orbit to any location where Lunar Landers
require refueling in cislunar space. They can travel to MEO, L1, and/or lunar orbit
to provide refueling stations for the Lunar Landers.
Propellant Transporters are nearly identical to Lunar Landers but have no landing
legs since they are not designed to land on the Moon. Propellant Transporters have
a single rocket engine, ACS thrusters, a fuel cell power source, computers, an inertial
guidance system, and an autonomous rendezvous and docking system. Propellant Transporters
are reusable and form the backbone of this Earth-Moon transportation system. |
Propellant
Transporter with a full set of cryogenic propellant tank sets.
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