Re: Tantilin Class (or Let's talk about water....)

Why bother loading the ice? There are several ship designs that carry
bulk cargo *outside* the ship.

And the in-system ship, only has to start the ice on it's way, and
be around to decelerate it when it arrives. While it is "in-transit"
he can be doing something else.

For that matter, on some worlds, they may be content with letting
the ice impact on the planet. This raises the water content of the atmosphere,
and indirectly raises the oxygen content (if you go in for *long* term
thinking). This could be a step in terraforming.