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Although not in the frontline technical or popular press, a critical element in reaching space beyond Earth is establishing the space infrastructure around the planet Earth. The concept of this infrastructure as a train marshaling and switching yard is appropriate, a difference being the difficulty of access.
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Czysz, P.A., Bruno, C., Chudoba, B. (2018). Earth Orbit on-Orbit Operations in Near-Earth. In: Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54744-1_5
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