Making The Case For Equatorial Launch Sites

A launch abort system with a test version of Orion in 2019.

Credit: NASA
The future of access to space may lie with equatorial launch sites that could make launch windows a thing of the past, according to a Feb. 15 Future In Space Operations (FISO) webinar. Low-altitude equatorial orbits could be a first or final step in carrying out missions for uses including national...

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