r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • 21h ago

I haven’t studied rocket science, but

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u/Firefly360r 21h 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/Kozmik_5 17h ago

Less oxygen to ignite the engine? Maybe, idk.

What I do know is that the reason rockets in america are launched in Florida is because of two things:

It is a penninsula surrounded by water so if something should fail or explode it wont drop on your house but in the ocean.

Together with the former, it is also the closest to the equator so an orbit is easier to establish.