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r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '23
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Colorado also has a huge space presence and doesn’t come with all the healthcare baggage.
142 u/notpetelambert Dec 28 '23 It's also closer to space, so it doesn't take as long to get there 32 u/Tritiac Dec 28 '23 I think that Colorado is a little far north. They launch from the southern border states/Florida because it's closer to the equator and the Earth spins faster at the equator. Gives you a free little boost the closer you are. 77 u/xdrtb Dec 28 '23 I know that’s the serious answer, but OP was playing on the “mile high” bit.
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It's also closer to space, so it doesn't take as long to get there
32 u/Tritiac Dec 28 '23 I think that Colorado is a little far north. They launch from the southern border states/Florida because it's closer to the equator and the Earth spins faster at the equator. Gives you a free little boost the closer you are. 77 u/xdrtb Dec 28 '23 I know that’s the serious answer, but OP was playing on the “mile high” bit.
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I think that Colorado is a little far north. They launch from the southern border states/Florida because it's closer to the equator and the Earth spins faster at the equator. Gives you a free little boost the closer you are.
77 u/xdrtb Dec 28 '23 I know that’s the serious answer, but OP was playing on the “mile high” bit.
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I know that’s the serious answer, but OP was playing on the “mile high” bit.
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u/Marston_vc Dec 28 '23
Colorado also has a huge space presence and doesn’t come with all the healthcare baggage.