Sujet : Re: “First Views Of Earth's Polar Regions from SpaceX's Dragon Capsule As Fram2 Mission Underway”
De : kludge (at) *nospam* panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 02. Apr 2025, 14:41:26
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Charles Packer <
mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:
>
According to ChatGPT, only one other polar-orbiting rocket has been
launched from KSC, SAOCOM 1B, also by SpaceX. Saftely regulations were
changed to allow that one (and presumably subsequent ones).
KSC isn't really a very safe place to launch a polar flight from, because
there's too much land directly north and south of it. Not that Lompoc is
perfect either but at least you have it nice and clear if you launch
south from there.
Not that Baikonur/Tyura-Tam isn't worse in every way of course.
--scott
-- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
“First Views Of Earth's Polar Regions from SpaceX's Dragon Capsule As Fram2 Mission Underway”
Re: “First Views Of Earth's Polar Regions from SpaceX's Dragon Capsule As Fram2 Mission Underway”