Timeline for Advantages of launching very large rocket while submerged, buoyant, in a body of water
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| Jan 18, 2020 at 5:42 | comment | added | Acccumulation | @NuclearWang Here's the clip: youtube.com/watch?v=7GDthiBGMz8 | |
| Jan 17, 2020 at 4:50 | comment | added | Zac Faragher | @NuclearWang though there was that one time that they landed on that planet with super-high gravity, which would likely have >1atm of pressure at ground level... | |
| Jan 17, 2020 at 1:57 | comment | added | Ross Smith | Worth noting that the Sea Dragon development project (before it was cancelled) did test fire two smaller rockets (an Aerobee and a Corporal) from under water, and found that starting a rocket engine underwater worked perfectly and gave them no problems. | |
| S Jan 16, 2020 at 22:14 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2020 at 14:10 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | Reminds me of the Futurama episode where the protagonists' spaceship is dragged to the bottom of the ocean. As they descend, someone nervously asks how many atmospheres of pressure the ship is designed to withstand, to which the Professor replies, "It's a space ship, so anywhere between 0 and 1." | |
| Jan 16, 2020 at 13:26 | comment | added | MSalters | @Michael: However, it suffers slightly from the fact that you can't build your rocket in a convenient port and then tow it to Lake Titicata. | |
| Jan 16, 2020 at 9:46 | comment | added | Michael | Lake Titicata at 3812 m elevation should make a great launch site. At 15° south it’s also relatively close to the equator. No need to launch in salt water from sea level ;) | |
| S Jan 16, 2020 at 4:16 | history | suggested | Basil Bourque | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2020 at 0:27 | comment | added | RonJohn | @BasilBourque they don't vote or pay taxes. Besides Sea Dragon was from the manly days of 1962. | |
| Jan 16, 2020 at 0:25 | comment | added | Basil Bourque | @RonJohn Sealife might not agree with that point on noise abatement. | |
| Jan 16, 2020 at 0:19 | vote | accept | Basil Bourque | ||
| Jan 15, 2020 at 21:14 | comment | added | RonJohn | Don't forget noise abatement. Much of the initial sound energy will be absorbed by the ocean, and the launch itself will be out at sea far away from land. | |
| Jan 15, 2020 at 19:54 | comment | added | jamesqf | Of course the advantages of launching from a submarine have nothing to do with the actual launch of the rocket, but of what the other side might do to you when they see you surface to launch it. | |
| Jan 15, 2020 at 9:39 | history | answered | GremlinWranger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |