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[-] Gurfaild@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

It might actually be more efficient than keeping cyrogenic hydrogen cooled if the mission takes multiple decades and you don't need the fuel most of the time - for example in a Pluto orbiter

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, cooling needs energy, could be very useful for very small satellites

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