Making a rocket you can reliably launch reliably RIGHT NOW (push button) costs
a lot of extra money compared to this way.
Also, if the range is not clear, it has to be a shooting war to justify
shooting near civilians, TFRs or not.
George William Herbert
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On Nov 3, 2015, at 7:19 PM, "Henrik Schultz" <henrik@xxxxxx> wrote:
Can someone please explain this: I can understand why complex liquids have
certain operational requirements, which might prevent a quick turnaround. But
a solid ... exactly WHAT are they waiting for in this situation, other than
"we have to make sure everybody is on the same page" ? Like right now ... 30
minutes until launch ... still scrambling to find matches?
/H