It is completely standard to seek to launch over the ocean. The spaceports in Florida and Guiana are where they are because of that and because it is easier to

It is completely standard to seek to launch over the ocean. The spaceports in Florida and Guiana are where they are because of that and because it is easier to launch towards the east. Where launches aren't over the ocean they are usually over very sparsely populated territory (as is the case for Baikonur). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceport#Placement_considerations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceport#Placement_considerat...