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"The first model of the European Space Agency's (ESA) reusable rocket demonstrator Themis is standing at its launch pad in Kiruna, Sweden." Is Kiruna a good pl
by ofrzeta 1y ago
"The first model of the European Space Agency's (ESA) reusable rocket demonstrator Themis is standing at its launch pad in Kiruna, Sweden."
Is Kiruna a good place for this? I read that it's collapsing due to extensive mining for decades.
- ejolto 1y agoThe Esrange launchpad is more than 50 km from the Kiruna iron mine, which is 4km long, 80m thick and 2km deep.
- ragebol 1y agoAny city would be a bad place for a rocket (test) launch facility, 'collapsing' due to mining or not. Luckily the city is some 44 km drive away from the launch site. And there's still people living in Kiruna, it's not collapsing but affected still in some shape of form. Heard on some podcast that mining blasts are timed to reduce the disturbance and some buildings (or their inhabitants probably) relocated, IIRC.
- prmoustache 1y agoafaik they are moving the city step by step. Hasn't the church been moved a few weeks ago?
- unwind 1y agoYes, on August 20: https://lkab.com/en/press/kiruna-church-has-found-a-new-home-a-historic-move-completed-as-planned/ https://lkab.com/en/press/kiruna-church-has-found-a-new-home....
- Hikikomori 1y agoThe launch pad isn't in the town square.
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