Why The SpaceX Starship Launch Pad Matters
11.09.24 | Cuca Margoux
by Doug Adler
Lessons learned in building a rocket’s foundation will help new generations of spacecraft blast skyward.
Rockets get all the glory and all the glamour. It’s just a fact. They’re tall, gleaming objects. They lift off from Earth standing atop columns of flame and generate thundering noise while they carry people and machines to the most distant reaches of outer space. It’s no wonder we love them.
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