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Can anyone attempt to send a rocket into space? Or are there designated launch pads and clearance times?

• bwarp 15y ago
  Yes you can. You should inform your local air traffic control and get airspace clearance for the launch. You should probably do it very publically as well otherwise some slightly paranoid nations may take it as a threat. You probably don't want to bother unless you are near the equator though (less energy is required to launch from there). You also want to launch when air density is at a minimum if possible. From a practicality POV, most space launch vehicles are very over-engineered. It's cheaper to lose a few cheaper ones than to build better quality ones (unless they have a live payload) so there are logistics to consider as well.
• pdelgallego 15y ago
  It is possible, and the Copenhagen suborbital hackers launch a rocket last summer. YOu can read more about it in their website. http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/ http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/
  • mixmax 15y ago
    There will be three launches this summer.
  • sorenbs 15y ago
    The CS team circumvented the launch area problem by going out in international sea. Getting permission to launch on land was just too much work. To make it just a bit more awesome, they use a home build submarine to transport the rocket to the launch area.