Cosmic Penguin
Geek Penguin in GTO
With the first flight of the Falcon Heavy coming up very soon (I say 50/50 chance of flying before Dec. 31), the legendary LC-39A is gearing up for its new service for SpaceX right now - in fact construction of the new horizontal integration facility (HIF) right at its gates is now under way:
As such, I think this is a good time to replicate it in Orbiter as an alternative to the Apollo LC-39 and Shuttle LC-39, allowing new expeditions of your own space stations or your newest solar system probe to fly on the Falcon. :tiphat:
Also, you might all know that SpaceX is building a new launch site down in deep southern Texas near Brownsville (on the Boca Chica beach) as well (in fact the first 2 launch contracts assigned to there has just been signed with European telecom giant SES), and while it would not offer more capabilities than the bases already on Orbiter, it's still a new environment (empty seaside with desert-like beach dunes) and a future high-usage launch base that I think should be made.
Of course there's the problem that there are uncertainties with the details of these pads before they are complete, but I think there are detailed-enough plans out in the public that can be used to complete them. I actually might try doing this project (got a little bit more time for March) to try again testing my skills before doing more complex projects, although don't take this as a promise. :rofl:
Any comments? :tiphat:
As such, I think this is a good time to replicate it in Orbiter as an alternative to the Apollo LC-39 and Shuttle LC-39, allowing new expeditions of your own space stations or your newest solar system probe to fly on the Falcon. :tiphat:
Also, you might all know that SpaceX is building a new launch site down in deep southern Texas near Brownsville (on the Boca Chica beach) as well (in fact the first 2 launch contracts assigned to there has just been signed with European telecom giant SES), and while it would not offer more capabilities than the bases already on Orbiter, it's still a new environment (empty seaside with desert-like beach dunes) and a future high-usage launch base that I think should be made.
Of course there's the problem that there are uncertainties with the details of these pads before they are complete, but I think there are detailed-enough plans out in the public that can be used to complete them. I actually might try doing this project (got a little bit more time for March) to try again testing my skills before doing more complex projects, although don't take this as a promise. :rofl:
Any comments? :tiphat:
