Posted Apr 25, 2026, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
I'm sorry for the long delay in responding.
There are other places in Canada where a failed launch could splash down. To me it's about the latitude more than anything - closer to the equator is more economical for launches, because they can take advantage of the Earth's rotation to provide an energy boost. So I think we should be negotiating with a Caribbean nation to host our launch site. I was not intending to offend the Atlantic provinces.
This country has a history of spreading the money around (not just internally... e.g., I expect that our 12 boat sub program will end up split between the South Korean and German bidders, because we only have 4 now so if we can get 6 of each type we'll have an advantage vs. before, regardless of the extra costs to support two different models).
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Not if one of the goals is greater self-reliance.
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