Talk:Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface
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To do[edit]
need to link this to the Robotic_Refueling_Mission tests on the ISS.- Done- confirm intended fluids. (HTP is one [1] )
RAFTI brochure lists low pressure (fluids) and high pressure (gases)- done
- list the major organisations.
- summarise the interface definition - see spec summary ref - dimensions not clear
- list any alternative standards. - Rod57 (talk) 17:38, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
- Say what tested at the ISS (water transfer ? - in ISS atm or in vacuum? )
- Brochure says patent pending, so what are the licencing terms ? - Rod57 (talk) 13:33, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
NG Passive Refueling Module alternative[edit]
RAFTI ... "Northrop Grumman’s satellite-servicing subsidiary SpaceLogistics developed a different port called Passive Refueling Module."'Space Force looking at what it will take to refuel satellites in orbit' Tetra-5 - Rod57 (talk) 19:34, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
When first launch and use in space[edit]
Article says 2020 & 2021, but now Orbit Fab say 2025 launch : "The first spacecraft expected to go to space with RAFTI ports are three Space Force Tetra-5 satellites projected to launch in 2025 to geostationary orbit for a refueling demonstration. An Orbit Fab fuel depot will lock on the satellite’s RAFTI fueling port and replenish the satellite in orbit."[2] - need to reconcile/clarify how that differs from what launched in 2020. - Rod57 (talk) 09:41, 20 March 2024 (UTC)