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Hypothetical question (possibly also to am_Unition?): do you know of any benefits for placing similar 'refueller' at places like L4 and L5 Lagrangian points in Earth-Sun system? I know that what you wrote above is still a long way from any form of completion, but aside of sci-fi I'm rarely hearing about even as much as speculations about these locations.Launch the 100 man vessel. Then launch the "refuler" and dock it. Then launch a propulsion unit to dock with the other two units, go to mars and use the unmanned portions as a space depot of sorts in martian orbit. Land the people, do you thing and with enough of the "empties, you can either refuel them or salvage them for parts.