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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by robotresearcher on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @01:55AM (#17019106)
Where are they gonna launch from, that I can get to in a reasonable amount of time from NYC, Chicago, LA, Hong Kong, London, etc? They can't build another runway at LHR, let alone a BFR launch pad.
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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by btilly on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:34PM (#17024765)
Ocean barges. So you get on a boat, take a 20 minute ride, get on the rocket, and reverse.

No land purchase. No construction. A good radius from any buildings in case of accident.

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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by robotresearcher on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:45PM (#17025481)
London, Frankfurt, and Paris aren’t on the ocean. Three of the busiest airports in the world for business travelers.
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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by btilly on Friday May 11, 2018 @02:31PM (#17049718)
They aren't, but a train to the ocean, then a rocket, is still massively faster than a transcontinental flight.
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