[Spaceships] Martian “Gas” Station

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

Deimos and Phobos are the natural sites for such a well.

Refueling stations for hard science space ships make the most sense at actual destinations. Perhaps if there were a beanstalk at Deimos you could ride down to the Martian surface the numbers would crunch the right way.

Otherwise, if you're going to Mars, go there directly and refuel after you get there. You might ship fuel to the asteroids from the moons of Mars rather than the planet itself. It'd depend on how high the start-up and manintence costs were.