| > This part is not true. Yes it is. A wider rocket has more generous margins when it comes to wind, sure, but thunderstorms, heavy rain, storm with strong gusts (doesn't have to be extreme either), sudden ice, heavy snow, etc. etc. will still prevent launches and especially landings. > Of course, a tornado or cyclone might be disruptive, but that's also true for normal airplanes. Normal aeroplanes fly around unfavourable regularly and flying holding patterns is normal procedure anyway. None of that is possible with rockets, no matter how wide. The situation is worsened by the fact that pilots have the luxury of time when planning their route, e.g. bad weather at the destination during launch isn't a big deal for long-haul flights, since there's often 10 hours or more until it even becomes relevant. With a rocket, weather at the launch and target site have to be favourable at pretty much the same time, since you'd get there in well under an hour. We'll see later today how well the aerodynamics might work and how the rocket behaves. I remain very sceptical about the point-to-point idea. |