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What, if anything, prevents SpaceX from using offshore launch pads? What about launches from international waters?
by pr337h4m 2y ago
What, if anything, prevents SpaceX from using offshore launch pads? What about launches from international waters?
- acover 2y agoItar
- MetaWhirledPeas 2y agoProbably nothing, but that would surely be quite the feat. Just getting the necessary people there would be difficult, let alone the supply chain and the structures. Even operations like SpaceX need some degree of efficiency.
- pavon 2y agoAs a US company they are required to get launch permits from the US regardless of where they launch from. Mixing jurisdictions would likely make things harder, not easier.
- cwillu 2y agoThis launch is intended to test the ability to land on the original launching tower, which is a core ability to the intended economics of starship; launching offshore would defeat much of the purpose of the launch.
- indoordin0saur 2y agoThe FAA has control over them no matter where they are. They cannot escape.