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Inversion Space targets military market with ‘warehouses in space’: The startup is developing a reusable capsule to store supplies in orbit and deliver them anywhere on Earth on demand. (spacenews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Is this practical? To deliver a capsule to a specific location, you either need to wait for the orbital plane to align with the target, or have a fleet of capsules ready to go, each in a different orbit. Also, space is not the most hospitable place to store stuff.

If you really need stuff delivered ASAP, would it not be more practical to launch a suborbital rocket on demand?