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originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Annee
That's putting it mildly. That's one of the busiest bits of area in the west, outside NTTR.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Annee
A buddy of mine was driving through that area about a month or so ago and had two Luke AFB F-16s go by him so low he could clearly see the pilots. We go through there every couple days and you never know what you're going to see.
Dark Sky Station
The Dark Sky Station would be a permanent floating structure, remaining at 140,000 feet (ca. 42,672 m). It provides an intermediate stage allowing transfer of cargo or personnel between the Ascender stage and the orbital stage. It would also serve as the construction facility for the orbital component, which would be too fragile to travel lower