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I think the problem is in the event of war how do you manage to securely transport a launch vehicle and its payload to South America?
by sidewndr46 3y ago
I think the problem is in the event of war how do you manage to securely transport a launch vehicle and its payload to South America?
- malermeister 3y agoLooks like there's a space port in Sweden now, too. Doesn't look like they're launching Arianes there yet tho. https://sscspace.com/the-world-watched-the-inauguration-of-spaceport-esrange/ https://sscspace.com/the-world-watched-the-inauguration-of-s...
- The_Colonel 3y agoThere are many scenarios other than war where you want independent launch capability.
- wongarsu 3y agoHow did the US supply Great Britain throughout WWII, and how did they manage to ship their equipment and personnel there to actively fight in the European Theater in the later years of the war? War is full of logistics challenges, and slipping a retrofitted container ship or tanker carrying an Ariane-sized rocket in between other innocent maritime traffic would be one of them. Though the more common scenario in the last century or so seem to be harsh words, boycotts and proxy wars, not total war and sea blockades.
- panick21_ 3y agoThe US did it in WWII because the Royal Navy and the US Navy were the two biggest most powerful navies in the world, specially in the Atlantic. If you think the US would go so far as to block Europe from buying launches on US launchers, then the US could also easily blockade South America. Certainty, blockade is another level to just cutting business ties but its certainty not comparable to WW2.