And apparently the owner regrets moving the ships to Russia.
He said he was promised it would be "no more" to berth the ships there compared to Long Beach, when in reality it's costing him twice as much....
And there's no suitable launch vehicle until maybe the "middle of the decade".
Interesting, and so very sad.
RTWT right here on SpaceNews....
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Well, the carpet, that is. The rear part of the floorpan was scrubbed and dried, and then the rear section of the new carpet was laid onto ...
What? He actually trusted the Russians? Foolish mortal.
ReplyDeleteTotally sucks about them. Such a neat concept. Would have been interesting if SpaceX had used them.
Musk came to the Sea Launch facilities several times. He was considering renting part of the Payload Preparation Facility so SpaceX could defuel their boosters and crew capsules launched from Vandenberg AFB and get them ready for transport.
DeleteOh, and the company that bought the ships is Russian, owned by a Russian oligarch.
DeleteSo there's a chance that it might live again? If so, would you be back aboard?
ReplyDeleteMagic 8-ball says "Future Uncertain".
DeleteNo, I wouldn't go with them.
Hope for all concerned.
ReplyDeleteSome hope, but they're moving glacially slow.
DeleteWelp, good thing you bailed when you did!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the funny thing was I was about a week from giving them notice when they started talking layoffs, so I just sat down, folded my hands, and waited to get my 6 months of "unemployment"!
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