Bush Space Plan Unwise?

On Mar 12, 2004, at 11:33 AM, Combs, Mike wrote:
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>> which is clearly the
>> right way to go, whether in your scenario or another (other lunar
>> orbits may make more sense than L1 for rendezvous).
>
> What orbits were you thinking about?

Depends how long the craft is waiting there for fueling/refueling. If
it's days, a low orbit like those used for the Apollo rendezvous makes
some sense; longer waits I would think a somewhat higher orbit, but not
necessarily as far as L1. My reasoning here is that the refueling
vehicle would presumably be reusable also and need extra fuel and time
to get to and from the higher orbits - though really this is somewhat
off the top of my head here :-)

Arthur