Sahwa@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoOttawa investing $200-million in Nova Scotia spaceport to enable sovereign satellite launcheswww.theglobeandmail.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOttawa investing $200-million in Nova Scotia spaceport to enable sovereign satellite launcheswww.theglobeandmail.comSahwa@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareMan_kind@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoThis is good news, but its gonna be tough to compete with reusable space rockets.
minus-squarehow_we_burned@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days ago This is good news, but its gonna be tough to compete with reusable space rockets. This makes no sense. The biggest limiting factor for space launch cadence is the need shut down of air and shipping space. They have to share it. The other limiting factor is that certain spaceports are good for particular orbits. There is no reason Spacex wouldn’t use a spaceport in Canada if one was built there. Considering how much stuff they plan to put into orbit they need all the spaceports they can find.
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoNot sure if I care much about competition if it means Canada can launch its own stuff without relying on the US to do it for us. Even if it’s a money sink and not profitable it’s still something incredibly useful for our independence and security.
minus-squareMan_kind@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoYa, hopefully they can develop their own reusable rockets, and also weapons.
This is good news, but its gonna be tough to compete with reusable space rockets.
This makes no sense.
The biggest limiting factor for space launch cadence is the need shut down of air and shipping space. They have to share it.
The other limiting factor is that certain spaceports are good for particular orbits.
There is no reason Spacex wouldn’t use a spaceport in Canada if one was built there.
Considering how much stuff they plan to put into orbit they need all the spaceports they can find.
Not sure if I care much about competition if it means Canada can launch its own stuff without relying on the US to do it for us.
Even if it’s a money sink and not profitable it’s still something incredibly useful for our independence and security.
Ya, hopefully they can develop their own reusable rockets, and also weapons.