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by cheradenine_uk 863 days ago
The losses are a problem not even NASA had a solution to!

"During NASA's Space Shuttle program, which was carried out from 1977 to 2011, more than 24,500 tons of liquid hydrogen were purchased, of which 54.6% was used on-board; the rest was lost during storage, loading, or replenishment"

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20110008561/downloads/20...