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I have to imagine one of the reasons you wouldn't launch of the Great Lakes is the absolute insane weather we get up here.
by ericmay 6y ago
I have to imagine one of the reasons you wouldn't launch of the Great Lakes is the absolute insane weather we get up here.
- bryanlarsen 6y agoI imagine the weather at Baikonur Kazakhstan and Vostochny Siberia is no better, and the Russians launch from there.
- ericmay 6y agoYea I'm not entirely sure. I see that Baikonur doesn't get a lot of precipitation, but that doesn't explain Amur Oblast which looks comparable to a place like Cleveland in terms of temperature and precipitation. I have to imagine that even if weather wasn't a concern (again no idea here just enjoying the discussion) - it would cost pretty much the same to build and launch from the Gulf Coast, so long as you don't get hurricane-d, and you can launch year-round (can you launch in snow?).