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[Eric Berger] SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 7 points 2 months ago* (10 children)

TBH this is very cool.

It does put a lot of dense civilization downrange of the launch site, though. Thats... risky. Spaceports are often on eastern coasts for this reason.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I think most launches are expected to be polar, heading southwards

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Do you think Starship will ever be reliable enough to fly over populated areas? Maybe not over big cities but like airplanes maybe?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    I don't think any spacecraft is, not even the Soyuz rockets that were basically bulletproof for decades.

    No matter how advanced it is, a rocket is basically a giant soda can filled with explosives. The mass fraction is just so different than an airplane, so it has to be treated accordingly.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    The shipping lanes nearby are also pretty extensive. The NOTAMs will be pretty annoying. And there will definitely be scrubs from stray boats.

    I'm not sure where else to put one of these, though. Spaceport Camden?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    Well, what's wrong with the current Texas location? That's about as good a spot for a launchpad as anywhere in the US, except maybe Cape Canaveral.

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    • [–] [B] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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    GSE Ground Support Equipment
    NOTAM Notice to Air Missions of flight hazards
    Jargon Definition
    scrub Launch postponement for any reason (commonly GSE issues)

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