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re: Space nerds, new SpaceX video is out
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:02 am to Btrtigerfan
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:02 am to Btrtigerfan
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West to East launches are more efficient by leveraging the Earth's rotation to the tune of 1000MPH saving fuel and money.
Disclaimer: I didn't read the article.
How would launching off coastal LA save fuel/money over launching from KSC or Boca Chica? Both of those sites are closer to the equator than the LA coast. Launching near the equator would not necessarily save fuel/money; it would allow you to lift a heavier payload.
Also, to launch from LA to the east I assume they would have to get FAA permission for a trajectory that goes over FL.
IDK for a fact, but is SpaceX tailoring their rockets for specific trajectories?
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Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:28 pm to LSUA 75
richest man in the world
Posted on 5/1/26 at 2:17 pm to LSUA 75
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“you can’t be serious”
I am serious.
Is he making that much money from Tesla and Starlink?
Watching,that video it boggled my mind the amount of money being spent building all that,has to be many billions..
Then the employees he has don’t come cheap.
I guess my pea brain can’t process how all that works out
Falcon 9, and to a lesser degree Falcon Heavy, pays the bills.
Falcon 9 launched 165 times last year. All successful.
ETA: Actually, Starlink generates the most revenue. ~ $11B last year. $4.4B for Falcon 9.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 5/1/26 at 3:19 pm to AlwysATgr
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How would launching off coastal LA save fuel/money over launching from KSC or Boca Chica? Both of those sites are closer to the equator than the LA coast. Launching near the equator would not necessarily save fuel/money; it would allow you to lift a heavier payload.
It wouldn't. They won't launch from S. Louisiana. They will construct vehicles and support equipment here.
The military has expressed interest in using Starship to rapidly move personnel and materials from one hemisphere to the other in the future. Those missions could launch from other places. I know Australia has been mentioned several times as a potential SpaceX site.
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