Comments on: Spaceflight Unveils SHERPA In-Space Tug http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/07/spaceflight-unveils-sherpa-in-space-tug/ Space Tourism ... and Much More Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: windbourne http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/07/spaceflight-unveils-sherpa-in-space-tug/comment-page-1/#comment-81202 windbourne Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:02:00 +0000 http://www.parabolicarc.com/?p=38350#comment-81202 I am hoping that SpaceX will come up with their own depot and tug based on merlin (vac). If they put LIDS on one end, it can transfer fuel, while also allowing berthing or docking.

]]> By: windbourne http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/07/spaceflight-unveils-sherpa-in-space-tug/comment-page-1/#comment-81218 windbourne Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:02:00 +0000 http://www.parabolicarc.com/?p=38350#comment-81218 I am hoping that SpaceX will come up with their own depot and tug based on merlin (vac). If they put LIDS on one end, it can transfer fuel, while also allowing berthing or docking.

]]> By: Robert Clark http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/07/spaceflight-unveils-sherpa-in-space-tug/comment-page-1/#comment-43971 Robert Clark Thu, 10 May 2012 17:33:51 +0000 http://www.parabolicarc.com/?p=38350#comment-43971 Could a space tug this size “ferry” a cargo craft such as the Dragon to dock with the ISS?

cf.,
http://exoscientist.blogspot.com/2012/05/on-commercial-flights-to-iss-and-space.html

Bob Clark

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