Talk:Sea Launch

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Contents 1 Question 2 From the ashes 3 Weather advantages 4 "Payload enclosures"

[edit] Question

The following question was added to the main page by someone. I have removed it and am putting here on the discussion page where it belongs:

"(should this should be moved into entry dedicated to discussion of space-launches?)"

The question was placed in and refers to the section entitled "Advantages of equatorial ocean-platform based launches"

Jafafa Hots 16:46, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Also~how much does it cost to deliver one load in to orbit? What is the maximum altitude of this system for a typical load? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.234.149.2 (talk) 19:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] From the ashes

Before its extensive re-engineering, the Ocean Odyssey launch platform was originally the Piper Alpha oil drilling platform which suffered from a devastating disaster in July 1988 in which 167 men were killed. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha

04:02, 15 February 2006 (UTC) —User:65.27.159.71

See Talk:Piper Alpha for discussion. —Fleminra 05:29, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Note - According to Oleg Sukovoy, a worker on the conversion team, the Ocean Odyssey was the vessel which eventually became the Odyssey. The Piper Alpha disaster happened two months earlier. See: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/o.sukovoy/Sea%20Launch.htm

Here is a picture of the original Ocean Odyssey fire: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/o.sukovoy/Ocean%20Odyssey.htm

[edit] Weather advantages

I removed the statement about equatorial advantages: "Superior weather conditions, as the launch site is located in the "doldrums" with few storms and almost no lightning.". This is not true... the equator gets its share of storms and weather; see the article Intertropical Convergence Zone and any climate article on an equatorial locale like Geography and climate of Singapore. It is true that the equator is free from tropical cyclones, but even this is only a seasonal concern. -Rolypolyman 18:18, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Payload enclosures"

Under the ownership section the article states that Boeing is responsible for the payload "enclosures". Shouldn't this be "payload fairings"? Or is Boeing also responsible for other enclosures such as payloading shipping containers or processing facilities? If we're only talking about the "nosecone" of the rocket, then "payload fairings" is a more accurate description - Taka2007 21:07, 13 February 2007 (UTC)