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Questions addressing the energy requirement for space/orbit/interplanetary missions.

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Can we get energy from the motion of orbiting bodies?

What other kinds of systems can we get energy from? … In LEO, have some catcher system that converts the energy. …
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Could Earth-lunar flybys be repeated consecutively without the use of propellant?

But the system is rife with orbital energy! More than likely, the lunar flyby itself gave the probe kinetic energy. … While the Earth's rotation contains energy, it seems unlikely that skimming it at 11 km/s could ever possibly extract energy from that rotation. …
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In space can the difference in temperature between the inside and outside, provide useful en...

The system would affect the energy balance of the station. It would have to be a part of the heat engineering from the ground up. … That creates an interesting situation where you get back a lot of the energy you consume. Low temperatures have economic value just as high temperatures do. …
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How much Energy is required to put 1 kg in LEO?

The other, you could just calculate the kinetic energy of the propellant. … This is the energy required per mass of payload. …
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