SLC-6 is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Summary: because "SLC-6's main trench was designed to handle >30,000 kN of thrust", the thrust of a Space Shuttle. "Falcon Heavy makes ~22,800 kN of thrust".
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SLC-6 is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Summary: because "SLC-6's main trench was designed to handle >30,000 kN of thrust", the thrust of a Space Shuttle. "Falcon Heavy makes ~22,800 kN of thrust".
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alphatool@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y
The article is worth it just for the pictures! Great shots from the early shuttle days