Posted on 01/09/2023 4:07:53 AM PST by BenLurkin
A "marine hazard area" has been declared in an area of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of counties Kerry and Cork.
The warning comes into effect at 22:00 local time on Monday.
The Virgin Orbit mission is due to take off from Cornwall in England on Monday night.
It is the first ever orbital space launch from British soil and if it is successful it will mark a major milestone for the UK space industry.
The rocket is attached to a repurposed 747 jumbo jet owned by the British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, who also founded the US-based firm Virgin Orbit.
The jet will climb to altitude of 35,000ft over the Atlantic and then release the rocket within a designated launch zone.
If the rocket is successfully launched, nine shoe-box sized satellites will then be released into an orbit more than 500km above Earth.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
The “American TDA” is a 100 mile radius around Washington, DC. Except it is more likely a “PDA.”
The term the FAA uses on aeronautical charts is a “Prohibited Area”. Shortly after 9/11 the FAA made all pilots acutely aware of what would happen if you dare stray into a Prohibited area and don’t comply with the nice fighter jets.....
I was thinking more of the danger Washington DC poses to the Republic.
I thought you were supposed to launch stuff near the equator so it would require less energy to get satellites into orbit.
Him and space don't agree with one another.
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