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0 pointsperihelions1y ago0 comments

Yes, but it *launched* four times, and the launch tower verifiably works, and it didn't take a decade to build. That's the subject of this question, isn't it? The $2.7 billion NASA wants to spend on a steel-frame launch tower.

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2OEH8eoCRo01y ago

In that case there is no SpaceX equivalent. Is SpaceX's tower used for transporting stacked human-rated rockets from hangar to pad?

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0 pointsperihelions1y ago0 comments

Yes, but it *launched* four times, and the launch tower verifiably works, and it didn't take a decade to build. That's the subject of this question, isn't it? The $2.7 billion NASA wants to spend on a steel-frame launch tower.

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2OEH8eoCRo01y ago

In that case there is no SpaceX equivalent. Is SpaceX's tower used for transporting stacked human-rated rockets from hangar to pad?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse