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Hmm can they stack and fuel and launch multiple in parallel if the pads are so close?
by Gravityloss 6y ago
Hmm can they stack and fuel and launch multiple in parallel if the pads are so close?
- Tuna-Fish 6y agoI would say no, but I also was very skeptical about them launching and landing SN9 with SN10 just a stone's throw away, so what do I know.
- Gravityloss 6y agoAt Kennedy Space Center, LC39A and LC39B are about 3 km (2 miles) apart. So if one Saturn V blew up, the other pad wouldn't be destroyed. I don't know what would happen if another one was on the pad.
- Gravityloss 6y agoTo me it looks like the pads are only a few hundred meters apart. It seems like an explosion on one pad could easily damage a rocket on another one. So I don't think this can be a high flight rate facility.
- baking 6y agoI think everything is a backup with the possible exception of the landing pads. You may need to land the Starship before the booster has been cleared from the other landing pad. In fact, the second landing pad is one of the new items in this iteration. Basically, I think they want to keep up the testing cadence without having to delay things due to maintenance. They say in one of the applications that there will be no more than about 10-12 orbital launches from Boca Chica per year.