In-orbit propellant transfer between moving spacecraft in microgravity is unstable.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Without gravity, liquid fuels float randomly inside tanks, causing air bubbles to enter fuel pumps during orbital refilling. Scalable fluid-settling systems and bladderless zero-g fuel transfer ports must be built.
Citation ID: WS02146
Title: In-orbit propellant transfer between moving spacecraft in microgravity is unstable.
URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=2146