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Initially they seemed to aim to make Starbase a primary launch site on par with KSC. However, since the bureaucracy has been proving to be ridiculous (as is the
by dotnet00 3y ago
Initially they seemed to aim to make Starbase a primary launch site on par with KSC. However, since the bureaucracy has been proving to be ridiculous (as is the case with most American megaprojects these days), they appear to have shifted towards treating it as the R&D location with KSC being the primary site for operational launches.
- mikeyouse 3y agoSome say "bureaucracy" some say "balance of priorities between the environment, local residents, and private enterprise". Elon's envisioned a dozen+ starship launches per day -- there are tens of thousands of people (and a wildlife refuge) near the Boca Chica site that rightly have a say in whether that's a good idea.
- dotnet00 3y agoI'd say it's pretty obvious what the activist's motivations are when they're citing risk to endangered species which haven't been seen in the area for 40 years in their lawsuits on why they're opposed to the launch site.
- bradley13 3y agoOne of the bigger problems that environmental organizations have no sense of proportion. They flip out over some chunks of concrete from the launchpad, while four-wheekers are running all over the same mudflats. Seriously, they need to put a sock in it.
- stevep98 3y agoAlso current generation rockets burn up in the atmosphere. Starship will be fully reusable! Surely they want that!?