One has to wonder how likely such a future use actually is going to be.
Opinions vary widely as to how much adoption hydrogen is actually going to see in coming decades. Attempts to commercialise it thus far have seen quite limited success, and sceptics who question whether there will be any greater success in the future could be right.
Even if those sceptics are wrong, and the "hydrogen economy" really takes off – how close is this hydrogen storage infrastructure going to be to the actual supply, demand and transit points? It might turn out to be in an inconvenient location given the geography of the supply chain, and end up seeing little use as a result. Is the fact that this is right next to a rocket launchpad – which I assume will still be in use for decades to come, even if not for SLS – going to impose a limit on potential non-space uses?
Opinions vary widely as to how much adoption hydrogen is actually going to see in coming decades. Attempts to commercialise it thus far have seen quite limited success, and sceptics who question whether there will be any greater success in the future could be right.
Even if those sceptics are wrong, and the "hydrogen economy" really takes off – how close is this hydrogen storage infrastructure going to be to the actual supply, demand and transit points? It might turn out to be in an inconvenient location given the geography of the supply chain, and end up seeing little use as a result. Is the fact that this is right next to a rocket launchpad – which I assume will still be in use for decades to come, even if not for SLS – going to impose a limit on potential non-space uses?