Has anyone written a history of launch pad characteristics and assignments and upgrades and conversions at Cape Canaveral/Kennedy ? So many stories.
Osyris•19m ago
I'm a big SpaceX fan, but as far as I can tell this doesn't contain any real updates. It's just aspirational thinking.
dapperdrake•15m ago
Until SpaceX wasn’t aspirational, anymore.
dev1ycan•15m ago
Yeah it's a bunch of aspirational nonesense, their rocket is nowhere safe enough yet (or even in the near future), SpaceX is a proud member of the aspirational club alongside (the much loved by Hackernews members) intel foundry!
bryanlarsen•7m ago
Huh? The Falcon9 has the best reliability and safety record of any rocket in history, and it's not even close.
anonym29•5m ago
Yes, Boeing rockets have a much better track record on uptime, availability, and cost, like when that Boeing rocket famously saved the stranded astronauts after SpaceX demonstrated extended incompetence in getting a rocket up to space /s
simonh•6m ago
To be fair, when a company's infrastructure construction, and planned operational activities have a significant impact on the local environment, it makes sense to explain and signal these up front. You can bet environmental groups and SpaceX's competitors are already lining up their objections.
bryanlarsen•5m ago
Especially when that local environment includes Disney, the 800 pound gorilla of the area.
MattDamonSpace•3m ago
Also a summary of their efforts so far, lots of info I’ve not seen discussed much (though I am a fairly casual follower of SpaceX)
BryanLegend•48m ago