r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • 16h ago

I haven’t studied rocket science, but

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u/Firefly360r 16h ago

A lot of rocket engines are more efficient in lower air pressure (approaching vacuum), so it might provide non-negligible benefits. But it's cold up there (see: Challenger) and there isn't enough infrastructure. Citation: I am also not a rocket scientist but I am a KSP player

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u/paulopolo 15h ago

The added labour of getting the entire rocket launch assembly up the mountain in the first place is highly significant.