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Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by alkonaut on Monday January 18, 2016 @10:09AM (#10924779)
I assume the parent poster meant that the launch should take place from somewhere on earth where there is earth 2300 miles out. It's likely not convenient to do so, at least not for all launch directions.
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Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by lmm on Monday January 18, 2016 @10:46AM (#10924985)
It would be convenient enough but the FAA isn't too happy with the idea of a 12-story missile full of explosive fuel and oxidiser flying over populated areas.
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Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by alkonaut on Monday January 18, 2016 @10:52AM (#10925039)
Yes, part of the inconvenience of course is that it's unlikely to be anywhere near the continental US.
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Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by lmm on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @09:30AM (#10930933)
If you just needed to find two bits of ground with room for rocket pads and one 2300 miles east of the other it really wouldn't be that hard to have both in the continental US. It's the fact that the whole flight path has to be safe that makes it virtually impossible.
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