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Super +1. This is a really necessary sci-fi element for station building.

I am surprised that no one has made a mod for this.

+1 please do consider this feature
*thumbs*up* for the well written suggestion here

+1 to the suggestion

Same as many others I was surprised by lack of this option in the game. After 300 hours spent in Space Age I understand it is not necessary, but I would still utilize it for several of my in-game projects.

I would not mind if there would be cost related - same as for drop pods to surface, it should still be negligible compared to rockets going from surface to orbit.

For anybody crawling through this thread - there is now a mod for this - https://mods.factorio.com/mod/orbital-transfer , however it uses a special chest which could be exploited and simplify you platform logistics (at least in orbit).

I scanned, but I didn't notice the obvious argument is that it's bizarrely unrealistic to not have in-space transfers. The technological complexity of between-ship transfers is certainly no harder than surface-to-ship; the logistics are orders of magnitude smaller; and it's just a really weird mechanism that feels more like a bug than an intentional balancing mechanism. Sure, gravity restrictions -- while still difficult to believe -- are acceptable; but having no mechanism for transferring items between platforms around the same planet, given all of the other fantastic technology marvels in the Factorio universe, is baffling.

Yea, was thinking on the same idea, that should be implemented, transfer between platforms +1

Ive found a mod that allows this, its called Orbital Transfer. Its not perfect but it gets the job done.

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/orbital-transfer