of course he was afraid of russian nuukes. this only prompted Ukrainian engineers to bypass use of starlink entirely and current sea drones, like the one used in second Kerch bridge strike, or these used against SIG tanker and Olenegorsky Gornyak landing ship use domestic technology only

    • Jonathan Hendry
      4•1 year ago

      @gerikson

      “would pose minimal risk for launches continuing past LEO”

      I suppose so, and yet you could say the same about aircraft flying over the launch site on launch day. A collision is unlikely due to the speed of the rocket and the short time it would be at aircraft altitudes.

      But I’m pretty sure they still don’t want anyone flying over the launch pad.