@jamesh1017

1 year ago

What is the per kilogram carbon emissions for all launches successful to orbit or not. Is carbon generated as a returning vehicle enters Earth's atmosphere. Reg the unknown mass of a de-orbiting space forge, unmanned, no booster rockets, love to see the MSDS for all materials contained within a free falling mass entering our atmosphere, during initial re-entry vehicle is uncontrollable and mission control will not know if vehicle is plummeting in the general direction needed for the mechanical fins to deploy and should each of these little mechanical fins work correctly, this still supersonic mass is to be pointed, not guided, pointed towards a splashdown area just off the coast of England, actually not England, why well England's West Coast parallels Ireland's East coast with Irish see separating each coastline, the distance coast to coast across the Irish Sea is a short one. It's little better on UK's east coast facing France, Netherlands, Germany and Denmark but with territorial rights and the bad weather and the incredible currents of the North Sea seems problematic. So splashdown would be off coast of Scotland naval traffic, oil rigs, wind farms fishing fleets are issues as is the marine traffic of south coast of Ireland and UK, and should any one of many points of failure do just that, then this returning mass will require onboard explosives to destroy it, ok no explosive onboard during launch, orbit and reentry, good idea, then this out of control mass needs contact with a guided missile, preferably several hundred mile out in Atlantic, because the thought of it impacting a populated area, aircraft, Marine traffic, oil rig etc etc is unconscionable terrifying. Has anyone considered the volume of all traffic and movement around the coast and up to cruising altitude about the British Isles. So even if this space forge returns and is with a few kilometers of ???? Where you thinking of earmarking some area, very difficult to fence off and there's always someone who didn't get the memo or hear the bell. This concept is worthy of humanities attention but keep in mind just as with humanity mistakes have and will continue to happen, pun intended without remorse. If developer's and powers that be with in UK want to launch and return capabilities then let it happen on their own soil. And as mentioned to date technology ability to track small supersonic masses de-orbiting is not a tried, true nor perfected enough to be pointing it at your damn coastline. Best wishes, stay well and always curious. Respect.

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