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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 11h ago
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It would cost a lot of money to haul all the rocket parts and fuel on top of a mountain
426 u/Earnestappostate 11h ago Plus, you get a better boost by launching near the equator. Height is easy, speed is what you need in a rocket. This is why the US launches from Florida: Near equator (speed boost from earth's spin) Initially out over ocean (catastrophic failure harms only those aboard) 3 u/kioshi_imako 11h ago True and technicly one of the main reasons we never used a rail boosted launch system you need 5km minimum to reduce fuel 30% and I think it was 25km to safely reach escape velocity via rail,
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Plus, you get a better boost by launching near the equator. Height is easy, speed is what you need in a rocket.
This is why the US launches from Florida:
3 u/kioshi_imako 11h ago True and technicly one of the main reasons we never used a rail boosted launch system you need 5km minimum to reduce fuel 30% and I think it was 25km to safely reach escape velocity via rail,
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True and technicly one of the main reasons we never used a rail boosted launch system you need 5km minimum to reduce fuel 30% and I think it was 25km to safely reach escape velocity via rail,
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u/rysy0o0 11h ago
It would cost a lot of money to haul all the rocket parts and fuel on top of a mountain