[AR] Re: starship pad flame trench?
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:25:16 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 22 Apr 2023, roxanna Mason wrote:
Now SpaceX at least at one time were going to launch from floating oil
platforms but I recently heard that they sold the oil rig.Did they have
a change of plans?
They recently sold the two oil rigs they bought a few years ago, saying
they were "not suited" to the job. Gwynne Shotwell said at the time that
offshore platforms are expected to play a part in the longer term, when
launch rates really ramp up, but that some experience with Starship
operations is needed before building launch platforms for it.
Henry
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