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re: How will SpaceX protect a massive amount of infrastructure from Hurricanes/flooding
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:43 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:43 pm to Fun Bunch
This isn’t new. Cape Canaveral and the Starbase in South TX are both in marshlands that have been hit by tropical storms and hurricanes. It will be okay, especially with the resources SpaceX has.
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Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:43 pm to Fun Bunch
Have you seen where NASA's Cape Canaveral is located?
That Pecan Island site is a great location.
That Pecan Island site is a great location.
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Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:44 pm to Fun Bunch
Kennedy Space Center in Florida is at the same sea level where Starbase Louisiana would be built on Pecan Island.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:48 pm to Fun Bunch
What do they do at Canaveral?
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:50 pm to Fun Bunch
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This is right up on the coast in marshland in a totally unprotected and undeveloped area
I have no inside information, but it seems obvious that they will build a big levee, install drainage pumps, and build their buildings and critical infrastructure on high foundations and designed to withstand hurricane force winds. Pretty simple stuff, really.
I have a buddy who built a nice house on the coast in Bay St Louis a few years ago. He built it high up and sturdy. I expect Elon is at least as smart as him.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:53 pm to Fun Bunch
they'll just tack it on our Entergy bill
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:53 pm to Jim Rockford
It's the only solution, but it will never be built in time.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:58 pm to Shexter
This map is all kinds of effed...
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:58 pm to Fun Bunch
Sentinels
Posted on 8/27/26 at 1:59 pm to Fun Bunch
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It boggles the mind how they are going to make all of that resistant to those things.
where else would they be able to do this that isn't at risk? i imagine the cost of land is a major factor also.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:00 pm to Fun Bunch
All that financial investment on Louisiana’s coast and Elon doesn’t care about sea level rise.
Hmmmmm…..
Hmmmmm…..
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:02 pm to Fun Bunch
Why would Elon be scared of a hurricane? That’s the only way he can get his h1bs to take a shower
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:07 pm to Fun Bunch
If oil companies figured out decades ago on how to build offshore rigs that are left hundreds of miles offshore and get exposed to 30-40' waves and the full brunt of major hurricanes without any land buffer to slow the wind down, then I'm sure Elon and his team of rocket scientists can figure out how to build their infrastructure to withstand hurricanes too.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:11 pm to Tiger Prawn
They will likely make levees and jetty systems to slow wave heights and disperse water. The coastal restoration project has all kinds of plans they could never fund. With Elons money they will be able too.
I wouldn’t count out locks and dredging either.
I wouldn’t count out locks and dredging either.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:16 pm to TheChosenOne
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Cape Canaveral and the Starbase in South TX are both in marshlands
Cape is a dune shrub scrub landscape. Starbase is a mix of coastal grassland, tidal flats, and marsh. LA is entirely a marsh landscape. Way different soil and plant characteristics from the other two. I'm sure SpaceX has thought a lot about this before dropping $100b on this thing, but the Louisiana location is different and will require protective solutions not used at the other two locations you mentioned.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:17 pm to Fun Bunch
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It boggles the mind how they are going to make all of that resistant to those things.
Yeah they should probably build the launch sites where hurricanes don't hit like NASA did in Florida
But seriously, we have a metric frickton of heavy industry here in South Louisiana that seems to do just fine. Refineries and chemical plants with 200' columns and towers, etc. I wouldn't let my mind get too boggled over it.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:19 pm to ipodking
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:19 pm to Fun Bunch
I'm guessing that it's a solvable problem given the right economics, which have apparently arrived with space exploration. Curious to see the solution.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:21 pm to Fun Bunch
What's under the ground surface throughout that area? Are there areas containing bedrock at certain depths or other solid sediment, or is it basically a silty area for the most part?
Posted on 8/27/26 at 2:21 pm to BillyGibbons
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This map is all kinds of effed...
I was trying to figure out what the frick was going on myself: lol:
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