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FAA says they must avoid populated areas, but the laws of physics don't stop rockets from rapidly disassembling into a boat or any area where people may be livi
by 1970-01-01 3y ago
FAA says they must avoid populated areas, but the laws of physics don't stop rockets from rapidly disassembling into a boat or any area where people may be living. At this point the lexicon will revert, and it will be a "crashed into" event.
- pjscott 3y agoThis is why they don't launch over areas where people are living, and why rocket launches are occasionally scrubbed due to the presence of a wayward boat. They're actually being careful here.
- 1970-01-01 3y agoThey do, and SpaceX is literally building an entire city around their launchpad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Chica_(Texas)#Plans_for_a_new_city https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Chica_(Texas)#Plans_for_a...
- mlindner 3y agoNo they're not. There are no people living adjacent to the launch pad.