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has gloss | eng: An on-orbit propellant depot would allow spacecraft to be fueled in space. Launching a spacecraft separately from some of its propellant enables missions with more massive payloads. The spacecraft would conduct a space rendezvous with the depot and then transfer propellant used for subsequent orbital maneuvers. |
lexicalization | eng: propellant depot |
instance of | (noun) a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust atomic number 8, oxygen, O |
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