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> I know that if I was a turtle at Boca Chica I would rather deal with the occasional rocket launch than the ATV's that also use the beach. If only it were tha
by Teever 3y ago
> I know that if I was a turtle at Boca Chica I would rather deal with the occasional rocket launch than the ATV's that also use the beach.
If only it were that simple. If the occasional rocket launch is what causes that turtle's species to go extinct because it damages the shells of their eggs or the bright light disrupts their mating schedule or whatever that is all that matters to the turtle.
- agar 3y agoIf only there was some multi-year programmatic environmental assessment that could be performed by experts in the field to determine whether this would occur or what mitigations would ameliorate the concern...[1] Nah, that's crazy talk. Instead let's just speculate wildly. [1] https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-06/PEA_for_SpaceX_Starship_Super_Heavy_at_Boca_Chica_FINAL.pdf https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-06/PEA_for_Spac...