While others have commented negatively on this article, I did find this one point interesting and worth a conversation: > In addition to the siting and sizing

While others have commented negatively on this article, I did find this one point interesting and worth a conversation: > In addition to the siting and sizing of the pad, SpaceX does not have a flame trench, nor do they have a water deluge system used to suppress heat and sound energy from any launches, as the Army Corps of Engineering permitting required to add these civil engineering systems is itself a multi-year process. > No large rocket complex on the planet: not in Russia, nor China, and certainly not in the US, exists that doesn’t contain one or both of these energy suppression systems. Edit: Looks like it does have a small deluge system installed, contrary to the article