Another successful launch of the the Falcon 9. Always do enjoy a night launch.

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So I had lunch with a guy last week in Bangkok who is working on a prototype for an electromagnetic launch vehicle in the ocean.
Why the ocean? Because his final product will be 2km in diameter. Sure you could dig a deep hole to get it to work or you just take the tube and let it sit deep in the ocean.
He wanted to talk to me because of the seasteading connection. He's not like one of the many dreamers I meet in the seasteading world, he is already funding the prototype himself and has it built, transporting it to the ocean this week. The prototype will be 50 meters in diameter with a 10cm wide tube launching at about 300 m/s.
We discussed it and said it would be a great business for seasteaders since you'll need people maintaining and keeping an eye on the structure. Though he prefers Thailand due to the cheap labor.