llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days ago[Eric Berger] SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceportarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117external-link[Eric Berger] SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceportarstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoWell, what’s wrong with the current Texas location? That’s about as good a spot for a launchpad as anywhere in the US, except maybe Cape Canaveral.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoI think fuel supply and room to expand are the big benefits of the Louisiana location.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoBut the houston area has big refineries too, right? But yeah, I suppose space and nearby people are the issue with the Texas place, as is in the news all the time.
Well, what’s wrong with the current Texas location? That’s about as good a spot for a launchpad as anywhere in the US, except maybe Cape Canaveral.
I think fuel supply and room to expand are the big benefits of the Louisiana location.
But the houston area has big refineries too, right?
But yeah, I suppose space and nearby people are the issue with the Texas place, as is in the news all the time.